Autism news, with sources in view.

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Macaques and marmosets recapitulate the condition’s core traits better than mice can, but funding uncertainty and challenges at primate centers in the United States could make this work difficult to continue.

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Ris and aripiprazole had the highest ranking probabilities among monotherapies, and topiramate was the most promising Ris adjunct in the NMA. Pharmacotherapy carried a slightly elevated AE risk, with no severe events. However, rankings should be interpreted cautiously because most comparisons were indirect.

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A diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder poses significant emotional and practical challenges for parents. Although diagnostic resolution and parent activation have been examined separately, little is known about whether parents' psychological adjustment relates to active caregiving and, in turn, to child outcomes.

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Oral sensory processing challenges were found to influence oral health care maintenance among individuals with ASD. The review also identified sensory-informed strategies that may support oral health care, although further studies are needed to establish robust evidence on their effectiveness.

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The co-designed framework provides an overview of instruments for the assessment of autism and emphasises early and continuous involvement of parents and caregivers. Their participation is essential for defining concerns, guiding assessment goals, sharing information, and applying diagnostic outcomes to improve daily…

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EF-reading fluency associations were strongest and most widespread in ASD, whereas in RD executive measures predicted decoding-level but not contextual fluency. Comparable dysfluency thus rests on distinct executive profiles, supporting the inclusion of EF measures in reading assessment for children with autism and…

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Findings support assessing vocabulary and listening comprehension together. Vocabulary instruction combined with supported story-listening warrants investigation; the present cross-sectional results do not establish intervention effectiveness.

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Findings demonstrate the capacity for this program to enhance relationships and autism knowledge for general education teachers and to improve school adjustment for autistic students.

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Discover how one father's autistic son uses music to communicate, express himself, and teach a deeper lesson about acceptance and belonging.

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A major new study reveals that autistic children’s brains process faces differently, and those differences may begin earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that brain signals associated with recognizing faces become more specialized as neurotypical children grow older, but show much less change…

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Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 26 October.

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An autistic writer reflects on what independence really means when "simple" tasks can feel overwhelming, and why needing support does not erase capability.

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Discover how movement and physical activity may support self-regulation, thinking skills, and learning in autistic children.

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Children with ASD have increased levels of gut dysbiosis and barrier dysfunction compared to their non-autistic peers, but the severity of their feeding and mealtime problems tracked the degree of gut microbial imbalance rather than the severity of their ASD symptoms in general.

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Learn how understanding triggers and emotional regulation can help parents and educators better support autistic children in distress.

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Explore how addressing sleep problems can support emotional regulation, daily routines, and development in autistic children.

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The updated, more precise definition used in a CDC study includes adaptive scores.

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Help autistic children enjoy Halloween with tips for sensory comfort, safety, and stress-free trick-or-treating.

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Learn what research reveals about autism genetics, vaccine myths, and reducing stigma through greater understanding.

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Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 19 October.

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The notice, published in Nature last week, also addressed an image duplication identified by a prominent research-integrity sleuth.

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition increasingly linked to immune dysregulation, with long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) emerging as potential regulators of both neural and immune processes.

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Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 12 October.

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Aligning Research to Impact Autism has committed more than $450 million to build a new multidisciplinary research network to uncover the roots of profound autism and develop treatments.