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March 10, 2022 Health-care barriers prevent many autistic people from seeking medical treatment
In an online survey, autistic people reported that they often have trouble using the telephone to make medical appointments and experience sensory overload in waiting rooms, among other health care barriers.
6 min
March 09, 2022 Women outnumbered among editors of top journals in neuroscience, but not in autism
Just 30 percent of editors of neuroscience journals are women, according to a new study. For autism-specific journals, by comparison, women make up 48 percent of editors, a Spectrum analysis shows.
The post Women outnumbered among editors of top journals in neuroscience, but not in autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
7 min
March 07, 2022 Amygdala development diverges in autism-specific anxiety
The brain region, which is involved in fear and emotion processing, develops differently in autistic children with anxiety than in those without anxiety or in non-autistic children; its development also depends on the type of anxiety a child experiences.
The post Amygdala development diverges in autism-specific anxiety appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
7 min
March 07, 2022 Macaques' social skills tied to variation in autism-linked genes
Genetics strongly influences some aspects of the monkey’s social behavior, including tendencies to solicit grooming and sit or play alone.
8 min
March 04, 2022 Cracking autism’s sleep conundrum
Sleep problems may contribute to or derive from autism traits — or both. After decades of work, researchers are beginning to uncover the biological connections between the two conditions, revealing new paths to potential treatments.
The post Cracking autism’s sleep conundrum appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
11 min
March 04, 2022 Electronic health record alerts for physicians boost autism study enrollment
People who heard about SPARK, a genetic study of autism, directly from a physician were more likely to enroll than those who heard about the project elsewhere.
6 min
March 02, 2022 Petrus de Vries: Architect of the autism research field in Africa
Petrus de Vries is on a quest to outfit Africa, the continent of his birth, with trained autism researchers and service providers.
The post Petrus de Vries: Architect of the autism research field in Africa appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
13 min
March 02, 2022 As the pandemic wanes, will autism diagnoses rise in its wake?
Given the known link between severe maternal infections and autism, some scientists are investigating whether COVID-19 during pregnancy can affect a child’s neurodevelopment.
14 min
February 28, 2022 Most autism intervention studies lack data on race, ethnicity
Only a quarter of more than 1,000 autism intervention studies published since 1990 report on participants’ races and ethnicities, and just one included a Native American participant.
The post Most autism intervention studies lack data on race, ethnicity appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
5 min
February 28, 2022 Flawed methods undermine study on undiagnosed autism and suicide
The researchers attempted to retroactively identify signs of autism in people who died by suicide, but their analysis is not convincing.
5 min

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