As the autistic brain ages, is it more vulnerable to other brain disorders? Recent scientific discoveries in Parkinsons Disease and Alzheimers Disease show that there may be an underlying mechanism

This weeks podcast includes summaries from two new scientific studies (with comments from one of the studies authors @SimonsFoundation and @princetonPPH) about that tackle grouping and labeling the

This weeks ASF weekly science podcast features Dr. David Amaral, who directs the Autism BrainNet. The Autism BrainNet is a program that organizes the collection of post-mortem brain tissue and then d

This weeks podcast includes Storyform Science founders H. Adam Steinberg and Holly Kerby, both scientists who now help other scientists use storytelling to convey the importance of their findings to

Gene therapies have been in the news lately. They are being used to help individuals who have a genetic variant linked to a disorder or disease, including but not limited to: spinal muscular atrophy,

The NIH has launched the new Autism Data Science Initiative: https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-science-initiative/funding-opportunities#section1, which brings questions about why linking different da

This years International Society of Autism Research Meeting was filled with great presentations about causes, diagnosis, interventions, mechanisms, supports, understanding sex differences and differe

With the International Society for Autism Research underway and a new wave of misunderstanding about scientific evidence in autism, its time to think about what is science, how is it conducted, and w

There is a cell in the brain called the microglia which has been traditionally overlooked as a target for therapies. New research supported by ASF and @FraxAresearch suggests that altering the functio

Catatonia is a syndrome which includes immobility, stupor, and sometimes regression in psychiatric wellness or even ability to feed or take care of ones self. This syndrome is seen in autism about 10%