Resource roundup: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has argued—despite ample evidence to the contrary—that environmental factors primarily explain the continued increase in U.S. autism prevalence figures. We have gathered our relevant coverage and resources on what the research says in a new fact sheet. The Transmitter
More autism research we spotted:
- “Age-dependent effects of loss of contactin-associated protein-like 2, an autism-associated gene, on the acquisition and recall of fear memory” Autism Research
- “Requirements for the neurodevelopmental disorder-associated gene ZNF292 in human cortical interneuron development and function” Cell Reports
See also: “Study ties gene active in developing brain to autism”