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Glutamate and GABA signaling are disrupted in autism

A significant number of autistic children also have ADHD

Study uncovers alarming anxiety and depression rates among autistic college students

Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism' (2014)

Autism symptoms may be milder in young girls, leading to underdiagnosis, and may explain why the condition has been thought of as less common among girls

US Health Secretary Ends Decades of Research into Environmental Causes of Autism

New findings suggest that parental exposure to certain workplace chemicals during key fetal development periods may influence not just autism likelihood, but also severity and functioning outcomes for children with autism

Obesity before pregnancy, not just during, may shape a child’s brain and raise the risk of autism spectrum disorder, suggests a new study using a mouse model

New evidence that use of acetaminophen (Tylenol or paracetamol) during pregnancy may be linked to increased risk of autism and ADHD in offspring, from study of more than 100,000

Comparative evaluation of certain biomarkers emphasizing abnormal GABA inhibitory effect and glutamate excitotoxicity in autism spectrum disorders

People with high autistic traits differ from their neurotypical peers in what they find attractive in human faces

Glutamate-related vulnerabilities in autism. Glutamate drives excitatory brain signaling throughout the nervous system

Parent’s exposure to workplace chemicals may affect autism in their children: Plastics and polymers linked to hyperactivity and social withdrawal

Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or other health conditions

Stuttering shares similar genes with autism, depression and musicality, finds new large scale study

Decomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals underlying genetic programs

The "cascading effects model” is the idea that many symptoms of autism flow from differences in early sensory development

The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can be found in very early stages of brain formation in the fetus

Signs of autism could be encoded in the way you walk

Some autistic teens often adopt behaviors to mask their diagnosis in social settings helping them be perceived — or “pass” — as non-autistic

Study finds blood pressure drug may ease stomach issues for some autistic people

New fndings demonstrate a concerning trend: autistic adults are significantly more likely to be readmitted to mental health hospitals shortly after discharge, suggesting that current care pathways may not be adequately addressing their needs.

Houdini of FL: autistic savant in prison for taking tools he inherited

Probiotics show promise for reducing hyperactivity in young children with autism and ADHD, finds new randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues, describing the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication in a new study

Adults with autism show similar brain mapping of body parts as typically developing adults

Supporting autistic patients in health care: Suggestions include offering virtual consultations, adapting environments to reduce sensory overstimulation, tailoring communications, ensuring clarity and predictability in health care encounters, and understanding barriers autistic people encounter.

Sensory issues in autism may stem from co-occurring emotional blindness, not autism itself, finds a twin study

Autistic people report experiencing intense joy in ways connected to autistic traits

Helping autistic children strengthen their inner speech may improve their ability to regulate emotions

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