Mysteries of Motor Abilities in Autism
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What can understanding autistic transgender individuals tell us about sex differences in ASD?
Happy Pride! In honor of June, this week’s podcast focuses on the specific needs of those who are transgender or sexually diverse and...
Autism and disorders of aging
We have talked already about the link between autism and dementia, however a lesser known association is the one between autism and another...
Antidepressants do not cause autism
In all the recent hype on the “overprescribing” of psychiatric medications, there is a circulating rumor antidepressant use in t...
Lost in translation: SPARK NS helps scientists with a good idea turn it into therapies for families
SPARK – neuroscience, known to autism researchers as the other “SPARK”, is a project based out of Stanford University. Thi...
Somebody’s got to do it….it should someone from the autism community.
In November, there will be many Congressional seats open. Wouldn’t it be great if it was someone with firsthand knowledge of the exper...
Why is paramecetol safety so perplexing?
Another study on acetaminophen (known as paramecetol in Denmark) on probability of having a child with autism, this one with over 1.5 millio...
The Mitochondria in a Minute
The word “mitochondrial deficits” gets thrown around a lot as a cause of autism, but what does this really mean? This week we in...
Updates from I-ACC, late prematurity and language development
What is the Independent Autism Coordinating Committee and why did it meet? This week’s podcast discusses the need and the agenda of Th...
Rare Disease Week, the FDA, mortality in autism, trajectories and subcategories
This week’s podcast summarizes some highlights in scientific research and includes a recognition of Rare Disease Week and actions take...
Health Care for Autistic Individuals During Transition Age
This week we talk to Dr. Emily Hotez from UCLA, (and a sibling to an autistic adult) who has focused her research on reducing stigma and mar...
Genetic pathways leading to autism
A landmark study that uses brain organoids from different people with different genes associated with autism showed that the different genes...
Wildfires, air pollution, autism and the EPA response
Air pollution, specifically one part of air pollution called PM 2.5 (named for the size of the crud in the air pollution) has been linked to...
For this podcast, trans means transdiagnostic
On this week’s podcast, we present new research summarizing how autism is part of a larger spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders and...
The 2025 Year in Review
This year was a VERY eventful year for autism. If you want to hear a highlight of the good news, the great science that was discovered and t...
The Immune Taboo
The immune system is critically involved in autism. Of course, there are still a lot of questions to answer, particularly whether dysregulat...
The different flavors of early intervention
You may have heard terms in early intervention like “NDBI” or “Early Start Denver Model” and wondered if there was a...
The importance of cognitive ability in autism traits, and how to measure it in those with IDD
Everyone knows cognitive ability is critical for understanding autism, however, how does it affect developmental trajectories of autism trai...
Can COVID cause autism?
This week, a new study suggests a causal link not between Tylenol, but to COVID, which can cause a fever. There is clearly more research nee...
A lesson on leucovorin
Two pediatricians, a child neurologist and a child psychiatrist walk into the ASF weekly science podcast to discuss the safety, efficacy and...