ASD

The Neurobiology Behind Young People’s Shift in Interest From Mother’s Voice to Those of Non-Family Members
Teenagers who seem to stop listening to their parents are the very image of youth rebelliousness, but new brain research tells us that something more interesting—and completely unconscious—is going… Read More
A New Way to Diagnose and Treat Autism
From BBRF's Brain & Behavior Magazine - July 2019 Issue Dr. Klin, your research in the clinic suggests that there’s going to be a new way to diagnose autism, and a whole new way of imagining the… Read More
Over-sensitivity to Sound, Smell, Touch, or Taste in Preschoolers Predicted Higher Risk for Anxiety at Age 6
As researchers move closer to developing useful interventions for children at risk for anxiety before a full-blown anxiety disorder appears, one important objective is to identify factors or traits… Read More
Some Pathologies in Autism are Traced to Stem Cells in the Developing Brain
Evidence continues to mount that some and perhaps many of the biological abnormalities that underlie autism spectrum disorder (ASD) begin well before birth, as the brain’s cerebral cortex is… Read More
Study Scrutinizes How Autism Impacts Cognition in Adults
As the reported incidence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has risen over the years—in the U.S. it is now estimated by the Centers for Disease Control to affect one child in 59—so has the pace of… Read More