progscrape: autism

Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism' (2014)

5 months ago bbc.com autism

Autism symptoms may be milder in young girls, leading to underdiagnosis, and may explain why the condition has been thought of as less common among girls

6 months ago scimex.org autism neuroscience

An umbrella review of existing research finds no high-quality evidence for the efficacy of alternative medicine for core or associated symptoms of autism.

5 months ago nature.com autism health

New findings suggest that parental exposure to certain workplace chemicals during key fetal development periods may influence not just autism likelihood, but also severity and functioning outcomes for children with autism

6 months ago eurekalert.org autism neuroscience

Obesity before pregnancy, not just during, may shape a child’s brain and raise the risk of autism spectrum disorder, suggests a new study using a mouse model

5 months ago newatlas.com autism brain neuroscience

US Health Secretary Ends Decades of Research into Environmental Causes of Autism

5 months ago propublica.org autism

British study finds over 89% of those in the UK over 40 years of age have yet to be diagnosed with Autism, pointing out that these individuals have a higher risk of almost all physical and mental health conditions and are likely not receiving support services.

5 months ago annualreviews.org autism health

New evidence that use of acetaminophen (Tylenol or paracetamol) during pregnancy may be linked to increased risk of autism and ADHD in offspring, from study of more than 100,000

5 months ago eurekalert.org autism neuroscience

Comparative evaluation of certain biomarkers emphasizing abnormal GABA inhibitory effect and glutamate excitotoxicity in autism spectrum disorders

5 months ago frontiersin.org autism neuroscience

People with high autistic traits differ from their neurotypical peers in what they find attractive in human faces

6 months ago psychologytoday.com autism neuroscience