Tag: autism

Study suggests odors that carry social cues seem to affect volunteers on the autism spectrum differently

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From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often associate this with visual difficulty in interpreting facial expression, but… Read more »

Mothers of teens with autism report higher levels of stress, but optimism can be a buffer

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From the University of California – Riverside press release: Anyone who has ever survived being a teenager should be well aware that parenting a teenager can be no easy feat. But factor… Read more »

Study suggests school exacerbates feelings of being ‘different’ in pupils with Autism Spectrum Conditions

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From the University of Surrey press release: Negative school experiences can have harmful long term effects on pupils with Autism Spectrum Conditions, a new study in the journal Autism reports. Researchers from… Read more »

Study suggests potential treatment for autism, intellectual disability

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From the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) press release: A breakthrough in finding the mechanism and a possible therapeutic fix for autism and intellectual disability has been made by… Read more »

Study suggests brain activity is inherited, may inform treatment for ADHD, autism

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From the Oregon Health & Science University press release: Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. A new study conducted at… Read more »

Study suggests malfunctions in communication between brain cells could be at root of autism

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From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to a study… Read more »