While much attention has been paid to the increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among U.S. children and adolescents,…
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New theory suggests autism may not be tied to mindblindness
Tracking the extent to which other people think differently from yourself appears to be more relevant than understanding someone else’s…
Researchers link gene mutation to autism behaviors
A collaboration between scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina and clinicians at the Greenwood Genetic Center has yielded…
Understanding how the brain predicts could make treating autism easier
Our brains make our lives easier by predicting what will happen next based on previous experiences. But what happens when…
Drug combination reverses hypersensitivity to noise in a model of autism spectrum disorder
People with autism often experience hypersensitivity to noise and other sensory input. MIT neuroscientists have now identified two brain circuits…
Bigger cities boost ‘social crimes’
As cities grow in size, crime grows even faster. But while certain types of crime — car theft and robbery,…
Real-time fMRI treats Tourette Syndrome
Characterized by repetitive movements or vocalizations known as tics, Tourette Syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that plagues many adolescents. A…
Meet the alpacas that could cure autism, Alzheimer’s and cancer
Alpacas aren’t the typical animals that drivers spot as they wind their way through rural Tennessee, but there’s a happy…
Scholars weigh in on new ideas about autism: Authors of provocative paper about social engagement reply to commentaries
A new paper that challenges widely held ideas about autism has attracted comments from more than 30 scholars across the…
Researchers are using machine learning to screen for autism in children
For more than five years, researchers from Duke Engineering and the Duke University School of Medicine have been working toward…