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Figure showing sleep archetypes in autistic children.

Rise in autism prevalence; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 21 April.

By Jill Adams
22 April 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of resting-state functional activity in a human brain.

Developmental delay patterns differ with diagnosis; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 14 April.

By Jill Adams
15 April 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of neural progenitor cells in mice.

Changes in autism scores across childhood differ between girls and boys

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 7 April.

By Jill Adams
8 April 2025 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.

Autism traits, mental health conditions interact in sex-dependent ways in early development

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 31 March.

By Jill Adams
1 April 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of protein synthesis in mice.

NIH neurodevelopmental assessment system now available as iPad app

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 24 March.

By Jill Adams
25 March 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of mouse brains showing altered migration of upper-layer neurons.

Restoring excitation-inhibition balance in a mouse model of autism; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 17 March.

By Jill Adams
18 March 2025 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.

Analyzing automation: Two studies test methods that track rodents’ social interactions, children’s speech characteristics

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 10 March.

By Jill Adams
11 March 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of enlarged brain ventricles in a mouse model of hydrocephalus.

Vocal language development in genetically different twins; gaze behavior in face-to-face conversation

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 3 March.

By Jill Adams
4 March 2025 | 3 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.

Attention and IQ link; AUTS2-related syndrome; Glyx-13 for fragile X

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 24 February.

By Jill Adams
25 February 2025 | 1 min read
Research image of brain signaling.

Depression perception; MYT1L mice; brain signal variability

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 17 February.

By Jill Adams
18 February 2025 | 1 min read

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Illustration of astrocytes in a petri dish.

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By Shane Liddelow
23 April 2025 | 6 min read

Dean Buonomano explores the concept of time in neuroscience and physics

He outlines why he thinks integrated information theory is unscientific and discusses how timing is a fundamental computation in brains.

By Paul Middlebrooks
23 April 2025 | 111 min listen
Photograph of a cardinal with male-typical red feathers on one side and more drab, female-typical feathers on the other.

What birds can teach us about the ‘biological truth’ of sex

Part of our job as educators is to give students a deeper understanding of the true diversity of sex and gender in the natural world.

By Nicole M. Baran
22 April 2025 | 7 min read