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Autism and diseases of the aging brain

As the autistic brain ages, is it more vulnerable to other brain disorders? Recent scientific discoveries in Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease show that there may be an underlying mechanism between these diseases and autism. However diagnosing someone with autism with an additional brain disorder, especially dementia, can be difficult. This week’s podcast covers the … Continue reading "Autism and diseases of the aging brain"

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  What does an expert say about the risk of autism after infections?

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  Owning up to the potential of organoids

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  The newest most advanced way to study gene x environment interactions

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  Clinical Trials – what you need to know about outcome measures

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  How to capture the real onset patterns of autism

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  What is the evidence that autism is genetic?

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  Calculating a gene x environment interaction in autism

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  Mysteries of Motor Abilities in Autism

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  What can understanding autistic transgender individuals tell us about sex …

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  Autism and disorders of aging

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  Antidepressants do not cause autism

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  Lost in translation: SPARK NS helps scientists with a good idea turn it i…

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  Somebody’s got to do it….it should someone from the autism community.

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  Why is paramecetol safety so perplexing?

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  The Mitochondria in a Minute

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  Updates from I-ACC, late prematurity and language development