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Research articles covering work related to austism spectrum disorders are provided below.

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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

A Brain System that Appears To Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia

People with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD, OCD and dyslexia appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on declarative memory.

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·June 25, 2013·2 min read

A Deep Brain Disorder

Researchers identify that the connectivity between the thalamus and cerebral cortex is impaired in children with autism.

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·July 16, 2021·5 min read

A Direct Genetic Link to ASD Identified

Researchers identified a novel, direct link between autism and the SUV39H2 gene.

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·January 26, 2023·4 min read

A Five-Fold Increase in Autism in New York-New Jersey Region

Between 2000 and 2016, documented cases of ASD increased as much as 500% in the New York - New Jersey metro region. The highest increase was in children without intellectual disabilities. Researchers say as many as 2 out of 3 children diagnosed with autism have no intellectual disabilities at all.

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·January 19, 2016·3 min read

A Fresh Approach to Autism Research

Findings from a new study may help to develop new methods to improve social communication in children with autism.

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·December 21, 2022·7 min read

A Link Between Hearing Loss and Autism Spectrum Disorder

MEF2C, a gene critical for brain development and regulating circuit formation in the brain also plays a significant role in inner ear development. Mutations of MEF2C have previously been linked to ASD. Researchers found mice with only one copy of the MEF2C gene had reduced activity in the auditory nerve.

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·September 15, 2014·2 min read

A Link Between Jacobsen Syndrome and Autism

A new study links Jacobsen syndrome, a rare genetic disease, with autism.

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·April 30, 2019·5 min read

A Link to Autism Helped Me Find the Upside of the Negative Side of Synesthesia

D'Arcy Carter provides insight into her experiences with synesthesia.

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·June 23, 2022·7 min read

A Mother’s Blood May Carry the Secret to One Type of Autism

Maternal autoantibody–related autism spectrum disorder (MAR ASD) is marked by specific maternal antibodies that react to certain proteins in the fetal brain. Examining the plasma of expecting mothers, researchers found mothers with reactivity to one of the nine MAR ASD patterns were eight times as likely to have a child diagnosed with autism.