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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability; signs typically appear during early childhood and affect a person's ability to communicate, and interact with others. ASD is defined by a certain set of behaviors and is a "spectrum condition" that affects individuals differently and to varying degrees. There is no known single cause of autism, but increased awareness and early diagnosis/intervention and access to appropriate services/supports lead to significantly improved outcomes. Some of the behaviors associated with autism include delayed learning of language; difficulty making eye contact or holding a conversation; difficulty with executive functioning, which relates to reasoning and planning; narrow, intense interests; poor motor skills' and sensory sensitivities. Again, a person on the spectrum might follow many of these behaviors or just a few, or many others besides. The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is applied based on analysis of all behaviors and their severity.
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AUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
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AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have found that common gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like diarrhe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 10, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, Canada, have found that children born to mothers who used cannabis whil
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cilia are like little antennae on cells, and most cells have one. If they're dysfunctional, it can cause serious problem
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that immune cells known as microglia may play
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 09, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis have revealed new insights into the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The folds of the human brain are essential to its function, and improper folding has been linked to a variety of disorde
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have learned more about how important the gut is to human health. Trillions of microbes liv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have published their most recent developments on a wearable 49 channel brai
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential biomarker for autism has been identified in infants: the levels of a hormone called vasopressin found
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 03, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified how a change in a single amino acid may be link
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 31, 2020
Infographics
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are general terms for a wide range of brain development disorders characterized by social impair
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The outermost layer of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, a relatively thin sheet of gray matter that performs a v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Neuroscience
A team of researchers from the University of Southern California have developed a “socially assistive robot”
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 22, 2020
Neuroscience
A researcher from Oxford University, UK, has found that certain gut bacteria may be able to influence our personality tr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Pregnant women prescribed macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy place their children at an incre
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Dr. Eric Courchesne of the University of California San Diego explains further consequences of DNA over-replication and
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
FEB 12, 2020
Health & Medicine
Neuroscientists may face the challenge of not having enough material or high-quality material to study the condition the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va
...
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells can be grown in special ways to create three-dimensional, miniature models of organs. But how good are they?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Rutgers University have found that 25% of children under the age of 8 with autism in the US are left un
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 09, 2020
Neuroscience
Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have a life expectancy comparable to that of the general population. H
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon