Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report

Recent Episodes

Breaking down aggression in autism

Posted July 25, 2016 •

You asked – our summer intern Priyanka Shah delivered! This week’s podcast is one on a topic suggested by listeners. She describes the risk...

Lessons from the Autism Society meeting

Posted July 18, 2016 •

Last week, the Autism Society (www.autism-society.org) held it’s 48th annual meeting in it’s 50th year of existence. In addition to hearing an...

IGF-1 might be the next big thing in autism treatment

Posted July 11, 2016 •

This week’s podcast summarizes a new neural stem cell study and a recent review article on IGF-1 treatment in developmental disorders. IGF stands...

Making sense of toxic chemicals and risk of autism

Posted July 3, 2016 •

On Monday the 1st, a consensus statement from over 50 expert scientists was published that collectively emphasized the link between toxic chemicals...

Oxytocin: hitting a small nail with a giant sledgehammer?

Posted June 27, 2016 •

This week’s podcast is inspired by a new study in PNAS thatlooked at the role of methylation of the oxytocin receptor in social behavior in people...