Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report

Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report


Latest Episodes

In support of AFAB
December 03, 2023

A recent publication in the Lancet was dedicated to clinical recommendations to support autistic females at birth. Because more males than females are diagnosed with autism, their needs are often misu

Waitlists for waitlists
November 19, 2023

Everyone who has looked for support for autism spectrum disorder is familiar with waitlists. Waitlists for evaluation, diagnosis, intervention, consultations and referrals. These waitlists prevent imp

Nobody ever talks about catatonia
November 05, 2023

Nobody ever talks about catatonia in autism. This podcast explores the symptoms of catatonia, how to measure it, what parents should know about tracking the symptoms, what the treatments are, and what

Contemplating “syndromic autism”
October 22, 2023

The words syndromic autism have been used to describe individuals with autism who also have a rare genetic mutation. Is it time to change those words to something else? Scientists and clinicians Drs

Little Brains Answer Big Questions
October 14, 2023

This week we talk to Sergiu Pasca from Stanford University. He has revolutionized the field of understanding the field of brain development in neurodevelopmental disorders and just published a new stu

Resilience and heterogeneity in ASD
October 02, 2023

Everyone knows that every person with autism has their own unique strengths and challenges. Autism is heritable, and there are over 100 genes associated with autism. There are also an unknown number o

All who wander are not lost. But many are lost and need help.
September 25, 2023

In recognition of September 26th, this podcast explores one of the more dangerous issues in autism: wandering. But its really not wandering in the traditional sense. Wandering in autism mostly means

Now you know the reason for decades of eye tracking research
September 10, 2023

Can biomarkers that measure things like visual social attention be a good proxy for an in person behavioral diagnosis? Why would this be important? This weeks podcast explores two new studies the the

Support for Siblings during COVID
August 28, 2023

Everyone needed support during the pandemic, but families affected by autismneeded special support. This included siblings. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital tried out an intervention arou

Tik-Tok for autism information? Nope
August 20, 2023

In a highly discussed paper, researchers from Drexel University report their findings on a scientific and methodologically rigorous study on the accuracy of information posted on the social media plat