Are girls really protected from autism?
Do genetic differences or diagnostic biases account for the gender imbalance in autism? Catherine Lord, David Skuse and Angelica Ronald weigh in.
Do genetic differences or diagnostic biases account for the gender imbalance in autism? Catherine Lord, David Skuse and Angelica Ronald weigh in.
What evidence supports the idea that autism stems from overactive brain responses to sensory input? Researchers weigh in on this controversial theory.
A new research network aims to study autism’s least-understood population: those with the most severe forms of the disorder. Three experts weigh in on the project’s potential impact.
What would you do with a carload of money? Which scientist secretly wants to be an NFL coach? Autism researchers fill in the year’s blanks … Mad Libs-style. Read and submit your own.
A packed week of research at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego brought a flurry of breaking news and a creative combination of emerging research tools.
Tune in for daily updates and reactions from attendees at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, California.
Geneticists react to discoveries and identify next steps for one of autism’s most promising candidate genes.
Watch the complete replay of Lonnie Zwaigenbaum discussing what studying siblings of individuals with autism can tell us about risk and early detection of the disorder. Submit follow-up questions.
Join us on Sunday, 10 November, at SfN 2013 for an informal evening of food, conversation and new data.
Researchers weigh in on the mounting evidence for a paternal-age effect in autism and what it might reveal about evolutionary mechanisms underlying the disorder.