Autistic people News

At days 21 and 35, the cells from typical and autistic people differed significantly in a number of ways It suggested that the makeup of neurons in the cortex differs in the autistic and typically developing brain The emergence of differences associated with autism in these nerve cells shows that these differences arise very early in life, John Krystal

The findings add to the growing evidence that girls with autism may show symptoms differently than boys and that some of the social difficulties experienced by females with autism may be masked during clinical assessments.  

The more autism traits people with psychosis had, the lonelier and more hopeless they felt and were more likely to think about suicide.

People with autism feel shunned by society and are depressed.

The findings showed that girls were struggling more with these independence skills of executive function including the ability to make a plan, get organised, and follow through on the plan as needed-and adaptive skills-ability to perform basic daily tasks like getting up and dressed or making small talk.

Founding CEO of Technopark and founder director of National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH), G. Vijayaraghavan will be heading the Center for Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADRRE) which will open in September.

According to a recent study, suicide rates among autism patients have reached `worryingly` high levels.

The smaller the brain stem, the greater the likelihood of aggression in children, with autism.

Among people who did not have autism, those most 'in touch' with their internal sensations, and who also had good emotional awareness, were most susceptible to the Framing Effect.