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April 27, 2020 Remote diagnosis, support could aid families during lockdown
Cut off from clients by the pandemic, clinicians are turning to video conferencing and other technologies to diagnose children with autism.
4 min
April 22, 2020 Visual, sensory brain regions in autistic children may have weak links
Areas of the brain involved in processing vision are more weakly connected to those that process sensory information in autistic children than in controls, according to a new study.
4 min
April 21, 2020 Coronavirus tool kit may aid families with autistic children during lockdown
To help families cope with the sudden loss of professional support during the pandemic, one team in France has created a set of resources and information.
5 min
April 20, 2020 ‘Flattening the curve’ may pose tough challenge for autistic people
The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered schools, transformed hospitals and radically altered daily life. These changes are stressful for everyone but may pose unique challenges for autistic people — many of whom are being cut off from day programs, school services and in-person medical appointments.
5 min
April 15, 2020 Mutations in autism gene linked to distinct conditions
Individuals with mutations in a gene called TRIO may have a range of conditions, including varying degrees of intellectual disability and anomalous head size, a new study has found. The expression of those traits depends on where in the gene the mutation lies.
4 min
April 13, 2020 New U.S. data show similar autism prevalence among racial groups
Autism prevalence in the United States continues to rise, according to a new study of 8-year-old children in 11 states. Boys are 4.3 times as likely as girls are to have autism, a ratio that is consistent with previous estimates.
7 min
April 13, 2020 Brain anatomy differences in autism may vary by age, sex
Several regions in the outer layer of the brain are thicker in children and young adults with autism than in their typical peers.
5 min
April 09, 2020 Autism's relationship to head size, explained
Some people with autism have an unusually large head. What causes the enlargement? And does it have any bearing on outcome?
6 min
April 08, 2020 Journals prepare for changes as coronavirus interrupts research
As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts the work of researchers around the world, academic journals are adjusting their expectations for what and how they publish.
4 min
April 06, 2020 Autistic burnout, explained
‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people.
4 min

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