Autistic children can outgrow difficulty understanding visual cues and sounds

Scientists have shown that high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children appear to outgrow a critical social communication disability. Younger children …read more

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Sara Gershfeld: Helping Autism With High Tech

It is often stated that the latest and greatest consumer electronics have quickly eroded our social skills. While that may ...read more

Voices may not trigger brain's reward centers in children with autism

In autism, brain regions tailored to respond to voices are poorly connected to reward-processing circuits, according to a new study. ...read more

Brenda Rothman: That Basketball Video Gone Viral — What’s Wrong With It?

When we think about discrimination, we usually assume that people who discriminate have bad intent. They must be ignorant, afraid ...read more

Sleep education helps families of children with autism

Parent sleep education is beneficial in improving sleep and aspects of daytime behavior and family functioning in children with autism ...read more

How brain circuits can become miswired during development

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that guides the exquisite wiring of neural circuits in a developing brain -- gaining unprecedented ...read more

Scientists decode mystery sequences involved in gene regulation

The mechanisms behind gene regulation are not well understood because the RNA sequences to which RNA binding proteins bind have ...read more

Best Sensory and Fidget Toys For Autism and SPD

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Bird study finds key info about human speech-language development

A study has shown for the first time how two tiny molecules regulate a gene implicated in speech and language ...read more