For many autistic children, everyday sensations such as the feel of scratchy fabric or a loud car alarm can be intensely distressing. Known as sensory over-responsivity, this common symptom can affect all aspects of everyday…
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTIC Social behaviour is heritable but heterogeneous. An international team of EAGLE and R2D2-MH consortia researchers, led by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, conducted a large-scale genome-wide…
Prenatal exposure to certain insecticides used in agriculture does not appear to be linked to social communication problems and other traits related to autism, a new study shows. Evidence over time has suggested that organophosphate…
Why do some children with autism communicate more easily than others, even when they hear the same words? Researchers from the University of Virginia believe the answer may lie in the brain’s electrical activity. In…
From the Flinders University media release: There’s a common perception that autistic individuals are poor at recognising others’ emotions and have little insight into how effectively they do so. Study co-author and Matthew Flinders Distinguished…
From the University of Cambridge press release: A brain chemical called noradrenaline is responsible for our responses to uncertain situations – helping us to learn quickly and adapt our behaviour, a new study has found.…
From the Rutgers University press release: School-based mindfulness programs can improve decision-making skills and teach children with autism to focus attention and react less impulsively through breathing exercises that will allow them to reduce anxiety,…
From the University College London press release: Children with autistic traits are more likely than their peers to develop an eating disorder, according to a new UCL-led study. Previous research has found that autism and…
From the University of Washington press release: Infants spend most of their first year of life asleep. Those hours are prime time for brain development, when neural connections form and sensory memories are encoded. But…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: While current events have increased stress for all families, parents of children with autism report higher levels of stress on average than parents of typically developing kids. Feeling…