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Autistic Children With Sound Sensitivities Show Distinct Brain Signature to Speech Timing

A large study of Chinese children finds that autistic children with auditory atypicalities show an exaggerated brain response ...

ADHD and Autism 'Overdiagnosis' Review Raises Questions Over Timing as More Women Are Diagnosed

A UK review warns of ADHD and autism overdiagnosis risks, prompting questions about timing as more women seek recognition and ...
BIOENGINEER

X Chromosome Gene Dials Offer New Clues to Autism’s Male Bias

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine identified MECP2 regulatory variants on the X chromosome that may help explain why ...

New genetic candidates help explain why autism affects males more often than females

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's ...
Times of Malta

Four in five child mental health referrals are for ADHD or autism assessments

Four in every five referrals to the child and adolescent mental-health services in the past five years were for ADHD or ...

Horse-based activities may help autistic youth with behavioral and emotional challenges

New research from the University of Colorado Anschutz provides strong evidence that horseback riding can help reduce ...
PsyPost

Autism in boys and girls looks genetically similar, but early and late diagnoses don’t

Boys are diagnosed with autism earlier than girls, so are genetic differences between early and late diagnosis really about sex? For early-diagnosed autism, a new study suggests not. For late ...