Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report

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The ASF Day of Learning Recap

Posted April 3, 2017

On Thursday, March 30th the Autism Science Foundation held their 4th Annual Day of Learning in NYC.  If you were not able to attend and can’t wait...

That new study on mortality in people with autism…..

Posted March 27, 2017

…..may be overestimating the risk of drowning and suffocation in those with ASD.  The study claims a higher rate of drowning and other accidental...

A new clue to autism found in fluid in the brain

Posted March 19, 2017

Last week, another Baby Siblings Research Consortium Project (BSRC) published an intriguing finding which also has the bonus of being a replication....

Exploiting genetics to understand environmental risks for autism

Posted March 14, 2017

On March 13th, Dr. Mark Zylka from UNC gave a 60 minute overview of how researchers are using autism-relevant genetic mutations in cells to start to...

Who could have thought the genetics of autism was so complicated?

Posted March 12, 2017

On Monday, the much anticipated MSSNG study which analyzed the entire DNA sequence of over 5000 people with autism was published.  The press release...