Check out “This Year in Autism Research” from the Autism Science Foundation
http://autismsciencefoundation.org/news/this-year-in-autism-research-in-a-family-way/
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Holiday Tips from the UW Autism Center
The holiday season is approaching, here are some tips from the UW Autism Center
December Autism Blogcast
Happy December! This month’s Autism Blogcast takes place on the greatest wall in the world: The Great Wall of China!
INSAR Meeting
The board of INSAR and several committee chairs met this week in Washington DC to review progress on INSAR’s strategic initiatives to support INSAR’s mission: to promote the highest quality autism research in order to improve the lives of individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are proud of Dr. Bernier for his involvement with INSAR!
What Grandmothers Can Teach Science About Autism
Spectrum News and The Atlantic published a great article about how women who have raised a child with autism may be able to spot subtle signs of the condition in their grandchildren. The RabLab’s Dr. Jen Gerdts is also interviewed in this article!
The article explores research that examines autism-like behavior in relatives of someone on the autism spectrum, like a sibling, an aunt or a grandparent, and the genetic inheritance that may or may not be related. It looks into the idea that traits that may seem like quirks in a family are perhaps stemmed from mutations that contribute to autism, and likewise spontaneous (de novo) mutations that are associated with autism appear to come from a lineage of a family without a history of autism. The article discusses past and present research that explores the inheritance and non-iheritance of genetic mutations associated with autism, and what we can learn from relatives of those diagnosed with ASD.
You can find the full article here.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/11/grandmas-and-autism/507446/?utm_source=eb
November Autism Blog
Jim and Raphe review the candidates stands on issues relevant to autism. Thank you, Jim and Raphe, for putting these important points into perspective.