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Neurobites Quiz Q: Recent developments in autism research indicate which of the following is linked to autism?  A breakdown in the signaling pathway used by the neurotransmitter GABA  Mutations [...]

Women tend to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) less often than men. Is this because less women have ASD or because the signs of ASD are not as easy to identify in women? Research [...]

What motivates a child to learn how to communicate? Some research indicates that toddlers who learn to walk earlier also learn how to communicate sooner than their peers. This connection between [...]

Does your child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) like to wander? Research from the Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York (CCMC) finds that wandering is common among children with ASD. [...]

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more frequently diagnosed in boys than in girls. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 42 boys have ASD, but only 1 in 189 girls [...]

A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital finds that environmental factors have a significant impact on the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The [...]

A study from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) provides new evidence about the relationship between brain connectivity and social functions in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study concerns [...]

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have more trouble with certain motor skills than their peers, reports a new study from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. The researchers [...]

A chemical derived from broccoli could help ameliorate symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine [...]

For people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the world may be “magical.” A new hypothesis from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests that people with autism symptoms have an [...]