Mice with autism-associated genetic variants don’t update their expectations as flexibly as their peers, finds a new study in Nature Neuroscience: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating/ #science #neuroscience #autismresearch
Mapping Mouse Brains Points to How Autism Can Affect Expectation Updating
Mapping Mouse Brains Points to How Autism Can Affect Expectation Updating on Simons Foundation
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October 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mice with autism-associated genetic variants don’t update their expectations as flexibly as their peers, finds a new study in Nature Neuroscience: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating/ #science #neuroscience #autismresearch
The Wellcome Trust are funding a new project with similar intentions to #Spectrum10K
We can not stand for this, the funding for this project would have been better spent supporting Autistics
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/the-new-fa...
#ActuallyAutistic #autism #FORM #autismresearch #neurodiversity
We can not stand for this, the funding for this project would have been better spent supporting Autistics
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/the-new-fa...
#ActuallyAutistic #autism #FORM #autismresearch #neurodiversity
The New Face of Autism Prevention
Why the Wellcome Leap FORM Program Should Concern Us All
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Wellcome Trust are funding a new project with similar intentions to #Spectrum10K
We can not stand for this, the funding for this project would have been better spent supporting Autistics
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/the-new-fa...
#ActuallyAutistic #autism #FORM #autismresearch #neurodiversity
We can not stand for this, the funding for this project would have been better spent supporting Autistics
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/the-new-fa...
#ActuallyAutistic #autism #FORM #autismresearch #neurodiversity
Read the full story at bit.ly/3WvPyTv
#RFKJr #TrumpAdministration #AutismResearch #HealthMisinformation #PublicHealth #News #WhiteHouse #Tylenol #MedicalControversy #USPolitics
#RFKJr #TrumpAdministration #AutismResearch #HealthMisinformation #PublicHealth #News #WhiteHouse #Tylenol #MedicalControversy #USPolitics
October 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Are you autistic and living in Australia? If so, please consider completing my research survey. It takes 45-60min and will help us understand the experience and impacts of autism identification, to try improve access to autism identification. tinyurl.com/autism-uc14359 #autismresearch #psychresearch
September 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Are you autistic and living in Australia? If so, please consider completing my research survey. It takes 45-60min and will help us understand the experience and impacts of autism identification, to try improve access to autism identification. tinyurl.com/autism-uc14359 #autismresearch #psychresearch
Congrats to the nine new recipients of our Fellows-to-Faculty award! This program supports early-career scientists transition into tenure-track positions in #neuroscience or #autismresearch. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-announces-recipients-of-2025-fellows-to-faculty-awards/
Simons Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty Awards
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 class of Fellows-to-Faculty Fellows.
www.simonsfoundation.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Congrats to the nine new recipients of our Fellows-to-Faculty award! This program supports early-career scientists transition into tenure-track positions in #neuroscience or #autismresearch. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-announces-recipients-of-2025-fellows-to-faculty-awards/
🧠 Dr. @mpallas.bsky.social receives a CaixaImpulse 2025 funding to develop a new drug targeting core Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms 👩🔬
🔗 neurociencies.ub.edu/merce-pallas...
#AutismResearch #CaixaImpulse #UBneuro #Innovation #ASD #Neuroscience
🔗 neurociencies.ub.edu/merce-pallas...
#AutismResearch #CaixaImpulse #UBneuro #Innovation #ASD #Neuroscience
neurociencies.ub.edu
September 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🧠 Dr. @mpallas.bsky.social receives a CaixaImpulse 2025 funding to develop a new drug targeting core Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms 👩🔬
🔗 neurociencies.ub.edu/merce-pallas...
#AutismResearch #CaixaImpulse #UBneuro #Innovation #ASD #Neuroscience
🔗 neurociencies.ub.edu/merce-pallas...
#AutismResearch #CaixaImpulse #UBneuro #Innovation #ASD #Neuroscience
A percentage of PaddEx revenue is donated to McGill university at Montreal neurological hospital to help fund research in epilepsy, neurological diseases, and genetics for autism.🫶🏼🏥
#epilepsyresearch #epilepsywarrior #autismresearch #paddexcommunity
#epilepsyresearch #epilepsywarrior #autismresearch #paddexcommunity
September 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A percentage of PaddEx revenue is donated to McGill university at Montreal neurological hospital to help fund research in epilepsy, neurological diseases, and genetics for autism.🫶🏼🏥
#epilepsyresearch #epilepsywarrior #autismresearch #paddexcommunity
#epilepsyresearch #epilepsywarrior #autismresearch #paddexcommunity
2024 #OpenAccess research
"correlational data demonstrated significant associations between wellbeing and both depression and thoughts of self-harm"
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#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"correlational data demonstrated significant associations between wellbeing and both depression and thoughts of self-harm"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
Examination of the Potential Moderating Role of Psychological Wellbeing in the Relationship Between Depression and Thoughts of Self-Harm in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: A Two-Year Longitudinal Stu...
Purpose Autistic people have a significantly increased risk of death by suicide relative to the general population. In non-autistic samples, psychological wellbeing has been shown to moderate the rela...
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November 26, 2024 at 9:43 PM
2024 #OpenAccess research
"correlational data demonstrated significant associations between wellbeing and both depression and thoughts of self-harm"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"correlational data demonstrated significant associations between wellbeing and both depression and thoughts of self-harm"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
2024 #OpenAccess research
"Comparison between naturalistic and structured intervention components additionally showed that autistic participants favored naturalistic strategies."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"Comparison between naturalistic and structured intervention components additionally showed that autistic participants favored naturalistic strategies."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
The Social Validity of Behavioral Interventions: Seeking Input from Autistic Adults - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Many in the autistic community have expressed concerns regarding the use of behavioral interventions with autistic children, suggesting that these interventions may not be socially valid. Though behav...
link.springer.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:42 PM
2024 #OpenAccess research
"Comparison between naturalistic and structured intervention components additionally showed that autistic participants favored naturalistic strategies."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"Comparison between naturalistic and structured intervention components additionally showed that autistic participants favored naturalistic strategies."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
#Autismresearch be careful! There are Multiple trolls posting the same fake autism research on a website that is a scam and click bait. Bock freely
December 5, 2024 at 4:33 PM
#Autismresearch be careful! There are Multiple trolls posting the same fake autism research on a website that is a scam and click bait. Bock freely
These 5 recent studies reveal surprising insights into autism #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AutismResearch #MentalHealthAwareness #Neuroscience
These 5 recent studies reveal surprising insights into autism
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental condition that affects how people communicate, interact socially, and respond to the world around them. It exists on a spectrum, meaning individuals experience...
purescience.news
May 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
These 5 recent studies reveal surprising insights into autism #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AutismResearch #MentalHealthAwareness #Neuroscience
We are accepting applications for funding of courses or conferences in autism research, healthy cognitive aging, and systems and computational #neuroscience. Deadline is 5/22/2025: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science #autismresearch
Simons Foundation Autism & Neuroscience Conferences and Courses Awards
The Simons Foundation’s Autism and Neuroscience division is accepting applications for funding of courses or conferences that align with our mission.
www.simonsfoundation.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We are accepting applications for funding of courses or conferences in autism research, healthy cognitive aging, and systems and computational #neuroscience. Deadline is 5/22/2025: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science #autismresearch
2024 #OpenAccess research
"hope based on parent’s abilities to support their child and be supported themselves play an important role in parental stress once parents are more resolved to their child’s diagnosis."
doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"hope based on parent’s abilities to support their child and be supported themselves play an important role in parental stress once parents are more resolved to their child’s diagnosis."
doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
Frontiers | Does hope mediate the relationship between parent’s resolution of their child’s autism diagnosis and parental stress
IntroductionResolution of a child’s diagnosis, the process of accepting and adjusting to the reality of a child’s significant diagnosis, has been often assoc...
doi.org
December 8, 2024 at 10:10 PM
2024 #OpenAccess research
"hope based on parent’s abilities to support their child and be supported themselves play an important role in parental stress once parents are more resolved to their child’s diagnosis."
doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"hope based on parent’s abilities to support their child and be supported themselves play an important role in parental stress once parents are more resolved to their child’s diagnosis."
doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
What is autism?
Worth a quick run-through of the modern understanding of autism, since so many teams are still using the outdated DSM-5 descriptions from 2013. So many changes in the last 12 years. This is all from research studies.
Thread.
It's part of wider neurodivergence, a brain difference/
Worth a quick run-through of the modern understanding of autism, since so many teams are still using the outdated DSM-5 descriptions from 2013. So many changes in the last 12 years. This is all from research studies.
Thread.
It's part of wider neurodivergence, a brain difference/
January 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📢 Seeking Participants!
🔹18+ & living in Southern England?
🔹 Those with or without an autism diagnosis/assessment history
🔹 Comfortable wearing eye-tracking glasses
Help us with important research!
Email address on poster.
#AutismResearch #EyeTrackingStudy #autism
🔹18+ & living in Southern England?
🔹 Those with or without an autism diagnosis/assessment history
🔹 Comfortable wearing eye-tracking glasses
Help us with important research!
Email address on poster.
#AutismResearch #EyeTrackingStudy #autism
March 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
📢 Seeking Participants!
🔹18+ & living in Southern England?
🔹 Those with or without an autism diagnosis/assessment history
🔹 Comfortable wearing eye-tracking glasses
Help us with important research!
Email address on poster.
#AutismResearch #EyeTrackingStudy #autism
🔹18+ & living in Southern England?
🔹 Those with or without an autism diagnosis/assessment history
🔹 Comfortable wearing eye-tracking glasses
Help us with important research!
Email address on poster.
#AutismResearch #EyeTrackingStudy #autism
Reduced male hormone exposure may be linked to autism-like traits in males, study suggests #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AutismResearch #Hormones
Reduced male hormone exposure may be linked to autism-like traits in males, study suggests
A new study published in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has challenged a long-standing theory about why more males than females are diagnosed with autism and excel in science, technology,...
purescience.news
March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reduced male hormone exposure may be linked to autism-like traits in males, study suggests #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AutismResearch #Hormones
A new study finds language skills and early diagnosis, not demographics, predict parenting stress for autistic families. Early support matters. #AutismResearch #Parenting #Neurodiversity
www.spectrumastrolabe.org/2025/05/30/p...
www.spectrumastrolabe.org/2025/05/30/p...
Parenting Stress and Autism: What a New Zealand Study Reveals
A new study finds language skills and early diagnosis, not demographics, predict parenting stress for autistic families. Early support matters. #AutismResearch #Parenting #Neurodiversity
www.spectrumastrolabe.org
May 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A new study finds language skills and early diagnosis, not demographics, predict parenting stress for autistic families. Early support matters. #AutismResearch #Parenting #Neurodiversity
www.spectrumastrolabe.org/2025/05/30/p...
www.spectrumastrolabe.org/2025/05/30/p...
(2/2) "We are not creating an autism registry. The real-world data platform will link existing datasets to support research into causes of autism and insights into improved treatment strategies," an NIH official said. #autismresearch
Read more at HealthDay: www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Read more at HealthDay: www.healthday.com/health-news/...
HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will not create a new autism registry, reversing an ea
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April 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
(2/2) "We are not creating an autism registry. The real-world data platform will link existing datasets to support research into causes of autism and insights into improved treatment strategies," an NIH official said. #autismresearch
Read more at HealthDay: www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Read more at HealthDay: www.healthday.com/health-news/...
New editorial: we highlight 5 key issues with current questionnaire measures used to assess autistic sensory processing. We argue this may be limiting both research and support. Better validated and more inclusive tools are needed.
Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D
#AutismResearch #Autism #Research
Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D
#AutismResearch #Autism #Research
August 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New editorial: we highlight 5 key issues with current questionnaire measures used to assess autistic sensory processing. We argue this may be limiting both research and support. Better validated and more inclusive tools are needed.
Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D
#AutismResearch #Autism #Research
Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D
#AutismResearch #Autism #Research
📰 New #autismresearch
"...many Autistic adults prefer engaging with fellow Autistic people, often favoring online interactions or connections through shared interests and structured activities."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
"...many Autistic adults prefer engaging with fellow Autistic people, often favoring online interactions or connections through shared interests and structured activities."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
Autistic Adults’ Relationship Perceptions and Preferences: A Scoping Review | Autism in Adulthood
Background: Recent research suggests that many Autistic adults are both interested in forming socially significant relationships and experiencing a range of different relationship types. However, thei...
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
📰 New #autismresearch
"...many Autistic adults prefer engaging with fellow Autistic people, often favoring online interactions or connections through shared interests and structured activities."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
"...many Autistic adults prefer engaging with fellow Autistic people, often favoring online interactions or connections through shared interests and structured activities."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
2024 #OpenAccess research
"I think that willingness to engage with curiosity is absolutely necessary when you are engaging with autistic people, particularly if you are not coming from a background of lived experience."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"I think that willingness to engage with curiosity is absolutely necessary when you are engaging with autistic people, particularly if you are not coming from a background of lived experience."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
Integrating Positive Psychology and Autism: A Roundtable | Autism in Adulthood
Autism in Adulthood
doi.org
December 8, 2024 at 9:34 PM
2024 #OpenAccess research
"I think that willingness to engage with curiosity is absolutely necessary when you are engaging with autistic people, particularly if you are not coming from a background of lived experience."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
"I think that willingness to engage with curiosity is absolutely necessary when you are engaging with autistic people, particularly if you are not coming from a background of lived experience."
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
#OlgaTennisonAutismResearchCentre #autismresearch
Massive study of Reddit posts sheds light on lived experiences of autism #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AutismResearch #MentalHealthAwareness #RedditStudy
Massive study of Reddit posts sheds light on lived experiences of autism
A new study published in the journal Autism Research sheds light on how autistic individuals and their communities use Reddit to express themselves, support one another, and challenge traditional views...
purescience.news
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Massive study of Reddit posts sheds light on lived experiences of autism #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AutismResearch #MentalHealthAwareness #RedditStudy
Our Autism & Neuroscience division is excited to announce the recipients of its 2025 Conferences and Courses Awards: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/01/announcing-the-recipients-of-the-autism-and-neuroscience-conferences-and-courses-awards/ #science #neuroscience #autismresearch
Announcing the Recipients of the Autism and Neuroscience Conferences and Courses Awards
The Simons Foundation's Autism & Neuroscience division is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Autism and Neuroscience Conferences and Courses Awards.
www.simonsfoundation.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Our Autism & Neuroscience division is excited to announce the recipients of its 2025 Conferences and Courses Awards: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/01/announcing-the-recipients-of-the-autism-and-neuroscience-conferences-and-courses-awards/ #science #neuroscience #autismresearch
🚨 20+ years of #Brain scans, yet no single blueprint of #Autism’s brain structure! Our new #Meta-analysis cracks the code by separating #GMV 🧠 vs #GMC 🔍. @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @sciencedirect.bsky.social #Neuroscience #AutismResearch #BrainHealth
Curious?
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Curious?
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November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🚨 20+ years of #Brain scans, yet no single blueprint of #Autism’s brain structure! Our new #Meta-analysis cracks the code by separating #GMV 🧠 vs #GMC 🔍. @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @sciencedirect.bsky.social #Neuroscience #AutismResearch #BrainHealth
Curious?
Read more👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
Curious?
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Good news for pandemic parents: Study finds no increased autism risk in COVID-era babies. But researchers warn other developmental issues may still emerge. Long-term monitoring crucial. #COVID19 #ChildDevelopment #AutismResearch @ColumbiaMed scienceblog.com/547945/study...
Study finds pandemic-era babies do not have higher autism risk
Summary: New research from Columbia University shows that children born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including those exposed to the
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September 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Good news for pandemic parents: Study finds no increased autism risk in COVID-era babies. But researchers warn other developmental issues may still emerge. Long-term monitoring crucial. #COVID19 #ChildDevelopment #AutismResearch @ColumbiaMed scienceblog.com/547945/study...