autism

Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes Abstract Individual sensitivity to environmental exposures may be genetically influenced. This genotype-by-environment interplay implies differences in phenotypic...

RS-fMRI Evidence of Left Frontal Lobe Developmental Deviation as a Potential Pathognomonic Feature of Autism Spectrum Disorder Tien-Wen Lee Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most prevalent developmental disorders. This study utilized 3-Tesla resting-state fMRI data...

Early in the summer I had a synthetic corticosteroid injection (Kenalog: Triamcinolone acetonide) for joint pain. To my surprise, I no longer experience the same lymph node pain and flu-like feeling on exertion. As a result I have an increased capacity for activity. It's been several months now...

Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety in children and young people on the autism spectrum: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-021-00658-8 Background Anxiety is common in youth on the autism spectrum and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)...

Key breakthrough in autism: pivotal role of CPEB4 condensates revealed - Parc Científic de Barcelona » Reference article: Garcia-Cabau, C., Bartomeu, A., Tesei, G. et al. Mis-splicing of a neuronal microexon promotes CPEB4 aggregation in ASD. Nature (2024). doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08289-w

This is a rather comprehensive Wikipedia style article describing the overlap between autism and ME/CFS https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autism-and-health-issues?format=amp Generally I spend most of my days horizontal, lots of naps and a brain on idle. I'm on a trip from west coast...

New research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest -- a 42% increase on average. The study offers a scientific explanation for the most typical characteristic of autism --...

Full title: Comorbidity rates of autism spectrum disorder and functional neurological disorders: A systematic review, meta-analysis of proportions and qualitative synthesis Abstract This study evaluated the comorbidity rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with functional neurological...

Authors: Lisa Quadt1, Jenny Csecs2, Rod Bond3, Neil A Harrison4, Hugo D Critchley1, Kevin A Davies5, Jessica Eccles1 Abstract Objectives To test whether inflammatory processes link the expression of childhood neurodivergent traits to chronic disabling fatigue in adolescence. Design...

Multikingdom and functional gut microbiota markers for autism spectrum disorder Published: 8 July 2024 Qi Su, Oscar W. H. Wong, Wenqi Lu, Yating Wan, Lin Zhang, Wenye Xu, Moses K. T. Li, Chengyu Liu, Chun Pan Cheung, Jessica Y. L. Ching, Pui Kuan Cheong, Ting Fan Leung, Sandra Chan, Patrick...

Metabolic network analysis of pre-ASD newborns and 5-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder Lingampelly, Sai Sachin; Naviaux, Jane C.; Heuer, Luke S.; Monk, Jonathan M.; Li, Kefeng; Wang, Lin; Haapanen, Lori; Kelland, Chelsea A.; Van de Water, Judy; Naviaux, Robert K. Classical...

A foundational atlas of autism protein interactions reveals molecular convergence Belinda Wang; Rasika Vartak; Yefim Zaltsman; Zun Zar Chi Naing; Kelsey M Hennick; Benjamin J Polacco; Ali Bashir; Manon Eckhardt; Mehdi Bouhaddou; Jiewei Xu; Nawei Sun; Micaela Lasser; Yuan Zhou; Keelan Z Guiley...

Abstract Background The poorer physical health of autistic adults compared to non-autistic adults has been highlighted by several epidemiological studies. However, research has so far been limited to specific geographical areas and has primarily focused on young autistic individuals (aged 35...

Neurovascular abnormalities in mouse models of 16p11.2 deletion autism syndrome are reminiscent of alterations reported in murine models of glucose transporter deficiency, including reduced brain angiogenesis and behavioral alterations. Yet, whether cerebrovascular alterations in 16p11.2df/+...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.08.23291154v1 Neurodivergence as a risk factor for Post-Covid-19 Syndrome Rachael K. Raw, Jon Rees, Amy Pearson, David R. Chadwick doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.08.23291154 This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed Abstract...

Thought that this article on the Dutch public broadcast was quite interesting. It is about the problems with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as a treatment for autism. Here's a short quote from the (english translated) article: "The complaints to the LBVSO showed that three quarters of the...

Interesting video with lots of overlap with us, although some of it is the exact opposite. I have been noticing that, generally speaking, things are just as dysfunctional in autism research in terms of conflict between perception and reality. It's the exact same story of not listening to...

iNews 25 years after the MMR vaccine autism fraud, we’re still dealing with the consequences Stewart Richie The MMR scare was based on a fraudulent study. What have we learned since it was published? We’ve reached a very ignominious anniversary. Today, the infamous study that claimed to link...

Highlights We report new evidence of high rates of autistic traits in a group with FND. 40% of participants scored positive on the AQ-10. 40% of patients also scored positive for alexithymia. Abstract Introduction In a cohort of adults with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), we aim to...

Science.org Disorder or difference? Autism researchers face off over field’s terminology Rachel Zamzow Excerpt A long-smoldering debate among scientists studying autism has erupted. At issue is language—for example, whether researchers should describe autism as a “disorder,” “disability,”...