New Technologies, New Data, New Solutions This years progress in autism research includes promising findings, clarifications, explanations, and the uncovering of new avenues of inquiry. The focus is

While it may not seem like it, the COVID-19 pandemic brought some advances in care and understanding for people on the spectrum. One example is the development and validity of remotely administered as

This week, special podcast correspondent #MiaKotikovski summarizes new research on the increasing prevalence of autism, with a focus on females. While the number of diagnosed females is increasing fas

.or at a podcast with at least an attempt at an explanation of what synaptic density is and how it is affected in brains of people with autism. This week we review three convergent lines of evidence

Are you the grandparent, cousin, aunt, uncle, sibling, or half-sibling of someone with autism and wondered what is the likelihood of autism in families, and the likelihood of comorbid conditions if I

Despite many years fighting it, families with autism still experience societal stigma. The experiences depend on many factors, summarized in the October 21st podcast. This week, Mia Kotikovski explore

Animal models of autism, including cell based models, have received criticism because autism is a uniquely human condition so there is no value in studying it in a model like a mouse or a cell. On the

This week, part 1 in cultural stigma around autism with Mia Kotikovski provides an overview of stigma, where it can come from across cultures and provides some examples of stigma in different countrie

Understanding factors that make each person with autism different has been a challenge, affecting diagnosis, interventions and the way we think about autism in general. Researchers at Istituto Italian

A few years after the start of the pandemic, and a couple of years into recovery, scientists are still disentangeling the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns and exposure. For example, is there an uptick