17 January 2012 • A Newsle tter from the Simon s Founda tion Autism Research Initiative NEWS Movement during brain scans may lead to spurious patterns Studies shore up proposed guidelines for autism diagnosis IN BRIEF Clinical research: Study suggests drug for fragile X syndrome Molecular mechanisms: DISC1 variants inhibit neurogenesis Clinical research: Autism threshold higher in girls than boys TOOLBOX Video technique measures monkeys' social interest BLOG A good influence Autism's cost NEWS Movement during brain scans may lead to spurious patterns Head movements taint the results of many brain imaging studies, particularly those analyzing children or individuals with developmental disorders, according to two sobering new studies. Read More > Studies shore up proposed guidelines for autism diagnosis Two new studies support the idea that the core symptoms of autism cluster into two categories — social communication, and repetitive and stereotyped behavior — rather than the traditional triad of deficits in communication, problems with social reciprocity, and rigid thoughts and behaviors. SF ARI NEWS file:///V olumes/Macintosh HD/Users/pkaplin/Desktop/120117/... 1 of 3 1/17/12 12:32 PM
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17 January 2012 • A Newsletter from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
NEWS
Movement during brain scans may lead to spurious patterns
Studies shore up proposed guidelines for autism diagnosis
IN BRIEF
Clinical research: Study suggests drug for fragile X syndrome
Molecular mechanisms: DISC1 variants inhibit neurogenesis
Clinical research: Autism threshold higher in girls than boys
TOOLBOX
Video technique measures monkeys' social interest
BLOG
A good influence
Autism's cost
NEWS
Movement during brain scans may lead to spurious patternsHead movements taint the results of many brain imaging studies, particularly
those analyzing children or individuals with developmental disorders,
according to two sobering new studies.
Read More >
Studies shore up proposed guidelines for autism diagnosis
Two new studies support the idea that the core symptoms of autism cluster
into two categories — social communication, and repetitive and stereotyped
behavior — rather than the traditional triad of deficits in communication,
problems with social reciprocity, and rigid thoughts and behaviors.
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IN BRIEF
Clinical research: Study suggests drug for fragile X syndrome
A compound that boosts inhibitory signals in the brain could treat
hyperactivity and excitability in mice that model fragile X syndrome, according
to a study published 8 November in Developmental Neuroscience.
Read More >
Molecular mechanisms: DISC1 variants inhibit neurogenesis
Three variants of DISC1, a gene implicated in schizophrenia and autism, may
disrupt the formation of new neurons in the brain, according to a study
published 17 November in Neuron.
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Clinical research: Autism threshold higher in girls than boys
Girls may have a higher threshold for the genetic abnormalities that lead to
autism than boys do, according to a new study in the January issue of the
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B.
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TOOLBOX
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Video technique measures monkeys' social interest
Male rhesus macaques show more interest in videos with social content, such
as another monkey displaying aggression, than in videos of landscapes or other
animals, according to a study published 26 October in PLoS One.
Read More >
BLOG
A good influence
Making friends at school can be hard for any kid, but it comes especially hard
to children with autism. One approach to helping students with autism inmainstream classrooms is to train their classmates in how to engage with
them.
Read More >
Autism's cost
New numbers are shedding light on just how much it costs to care for children with autism — and, importantly, what is driving those costs.
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