Illustration by Laurenne Boglio Social media in the autism space this week served up a helpful cheat sheet of standout research tweets to catch up on — plus an easier way to consume preprints. “Mixtures matter,” tweeted Giuseppe Testa, professor of molecular biology at Università Statale in Milan, Italy, about the effects of endocrine disruption […]
Illustration by Laurenne Boglio As Null and Noteworthy enters its second year, I’m refocusing on its purpose — and I came across the perfect tweet to express it, courtesy of University of Westminster psychologist Samuel Westwood: Am I doing it right? pic.twitter.com/SpnVEpnfT0 — Sam Westwood (@westwoodsam1) January 28, 2022 Fortunately, many replications and null findings […]
research summary Cells expressing the oxytocin receptor gene variant A218T, which is implicated in autism, are altered in their receptor activity and regulation of other genes, including 429 autism-related genes. Molecular Psychiatry Autistic children and adolescents have unusual electroencephalographic features during sleep that may affect memory consolidation. sleep A parent-led intervention for young children with […]
Multiple hits: Combinations of genetic variants can affect autism traits by altering the expression of other genes. Westend61 / Getty Images Rare genetic variants that alter the expression of genes in the brain contribute to autism in people who also have a rare autism-related mutation, according to a new study. The results help explain how […]
“I think it really came from this idea that dogs should be separated from the best parts of the house – they shouldn’t be in the kitchen, dining room, couch, or bed,” said Dr. Horowitz. “For some reason there is a feeling that we need to maintain our dominance over them by having full ownership […]
A pilot study of Covid and autism: prevalence, clinical presentation and side effects of the vaccine abstract Background: Several neurobiological mechanisms have been proposed to support the hypothesis of a higher risk of COVID-19 in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, no real data are available on this population. Methods: We compared the period […]
Illustration by Laurène Boglio Hello and welcome to this week’s community newsletter! I am your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, the engagement editor of Spectrum. This week we start with a thread from Yu-Lun Chen on Autism’s Twitter account. Chen is a PhD student and associate faculty member in Occupational Therapy at New York University in […]
