Observational study finds Touch Activated Phlebotomy reduces pain in autistic and non-autistic adults compared to traditional venipuncture
Touch Activated Phlebotomy Causes Less Pain Than Traditional Blood Draws
This primary research article reports on an observational study of 23 participants, including 11 autistic adults and 12 non-autistic adults.…
A small study found a new blood draw device caused less pain than standard methods for both autistic and non-autistic adults.
Qualitative review highlights barriers to recognizing autism in women with borderline personality disorder diagnoses
Many women with BPD may actually be autistic
This qualitative review synthesizes interviews with 15 clinicians and 15 women or people assigned female at birth regarding autism recogniti…
Hundreds of women told doctors they were misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder when they may actually be autistic, raising urgen…
Review of language impairment definitions in 75 speaking autistic adolescents and young adults
Stricter language definitions change how many autistic teens are classified
This observational study review examined how different epidemiological definitions of language impairment (LI) affect classification in 75 s…
Stricter language definitions increase how many autistic adolescents are classified as having impairment, but results vary by measure.
Preclinical and EEG analysis links autism neurosubtypes to opposing electrophysiological profiles
Brain Signals Reveal Two Opposite Types of Autism, New Study Shows
This is a preclinical modeling and human EEG analysis publication. It synthesizes that Hurst exponent and gamma oscillations track with neur…
This research shows autism isn't one condition but two opposite brain types, which could lead to more personalized treatments in the future.
Subtypes of behavioral problems in autistic children aged 51-75 months show variable temporal stability and inconsistent family outcomes.
Why Some Autistic Children Outgrow Behavioral Challenges While Others Don’t
This prospective cohort study examined 275 caregivers of autistic children aged 51-75 months in Japan. Membership in High-emotional and Exte…
Understanding your child’s specific behavioral pattern can help predict their long-term challenges and daily needs.
Maternal diagnoses associated with autism in cousins, Danish registry study finds
Study links maternal health conditions to autism risk in cousins
This observational cohort study used Danish national registers to link maternal diagnoses with autism in cousins of index children. Several …
A new Danish study links maternal health conditions like epilepsy and depression to autism risk in cousins, suggesting shared genetic and en…
Review evaluates psychometric properties of Swedish autism-specific and general genetic counselling outcome measures
New Tool Measures How Genetic Counseling Helps Autistic Patients
This methodological evaluation reviews the psychometric properties of Swedish autism-specific mGCOS-24 and general GCOS-24 instruments. The …
A new Swedish tool helps families and clinicians measure if genetic counseling meets the unique needs of autistic patients and their familie…
Autism diagnosis associated with 4-fold higher PTSD risk in Swedish cohort study
Autistic Girls Face a Hidden PTSD Risk. Here’s What Families Should Know.
A population-based cohort study of over 450,000 individuals in Sweden found autistic individuals had a 4.37-fold higher risk of developing P…
Autistic girls face a fourfold higher risk of PTSD than boys, with those who also have ADHD at the greatest danger for lasting psychological…
Perspective: Bilingualism myths harm autistic children from multilingual families, calls for culturally sustaining interventions
Why are autistic children from multilingual families still told to speak only English at home?
A perspective paper examines how historical misconceptions linking bilingualism with cognitive deficits became embedded in autism interventi…
Autistic children in multilingual families face harmful advice to drop their heritage language, despite proof it supports their development …