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

In part 2 of the GI series in ASD, a new paper in the Journal of Nutrition and Gastroenterology describing the www.candidgi.com meeting is described. While sometimes doctors may be know-it-alls, somet

In the first of a two-part series on digestive health in ASD, Mia Kotikovski summarizes scientific information about what the complicated microbiome is, how it influences physical and psychiatric heal

New research points to a previously understudied but fascinating mechanism by which environmental factors may lead to autism: its called the GABA/glutamate switch which is a critical period in deve

This week, special correspondent Mia Kotikovski discusses challenges in getting emergency care for those with autism, what doctors and hospitals can do to ease the stressors associated with places lik