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Those ‘brains in a dish’ are not enough

Posted July 24, 2015

This week saw the publication of a remarkable new study that took skin cells and turned them into brain cells.  No joke.  This technique allows researchers...

The topic of optimal outcome is explored, and an expert shares new data on the brains of girls with ASD

Posted July 17, 2015

Researchers have been studying a small group of individuals who were diagnosed with autism, then later no longer met criteria for diagnosis.  Most...

Help for symptoms of anxiety in autism and understanding very early signs of autism in girls

Posted July 10, 2015

About 40% of individuals with autism experience symptoms of anxiety. Despite this, clinicians still treat anxiety in autism the same way they treat...

Targeting environmental chemicals in neurodevelopmental disorders

Posted July 8, 2015

This week a group of experts met to build consensus around the effects of environmental chemicals on the developing brain. Autism was part of this discussion....

Molecular Autism special issue on gender differences

Posted July 6, 2015

Study on the amazing brains of females with autism highlighted in the special issue of Molecular Autism focusing on the sex difference. In addition,...