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Antidepressants do not cause autism
In all the recent hype on the “overprescribing” of psychiatric medications, there is a circulating rumor antidepressant use in the mother during pregnancy has could be linked to an autism diagnosis…
Lost in translation: SPARK NS helps scientists with a good idea turn it into therapies for families
SPARK – neuroscience, known to autism researchers as the other “SPARK”, is a project based out of Stanford University. This project does not collect genetics on hundreds of thousands of people,…
Somebody’s got to do it….it should someone from the autism community.
In November, there will be many Congressional seats open. Wouldn’t it be great if it was someone with firsthand knowledge of the experiences of autism families and understood what they were facing? …
Why is paramecetol safety so perplexing?
Another study on acetaminophen (known as paramecetol in Denmark) on probability of having a child with autism, this one with over 1.5 million pregnant women, 31k who were exposed to acetaminophen. …
The Mitochondria in a Minute
The word “mitochondrial deficits” gets thrown around a lot as a cause of autism, but what does this really mean? This week we interview Dr. Carisa Sirois from the University of Wisconsin, who…
Updates from I-ACC, late prematurity and language development
What is the Independent Autism Coordinating Committee and why did it meet? This week’s podcast discusses the need and the agenda of Thursday’s meeting. In addition, more research showing that…
Rare Disease Week, the FDA, mortality in autism, trajectories and subcategories
This week’s podcast summarizes some highlights in scientific research and includes a recognition of Rare Disease Week and actions taken by the FDA to ease the criteria for evaluating genetic…
Health Care for Autistic Individuals During Transition Age
This week we talk to Dr. Emily Hotez from UCLA, (and a sibling to an autistic adult) who has focused her research on reducing stigma and marginalization, which will ultimately improve research…
Genetic pathways leading to autism
A landmark study that uses brain organoids from different people with different genes associated with autism showed that the different genes act as roads that go on different journeys to the same…
Wildfires, air pollution, autism and the EPA response
Air pollution, specifically one part of air pollution called PM 2.5 (named for the size of the crud in the air pollution) has been linked to autism. It’s also been tied to cancer, heart disease,…
For this podcast, trans means transdiagnostic
On this week’s podcast, we present new research summarizing how autism is part of a larger spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders and issues. There are issues that people with autism experience that…
The 2025 Year in Review
This year was a VERY eventful year for autism. If you want to hear a highlight of the good news, the great science that was discovered and the ideas developed to help families with autism, listen to…
The Immune Taboo
The immune system is critically involved in autism. Of course, there are still a lot of questions to answer, particularly whether dysregulation of the immune system is the cause or a consequence of…
The different flavors of early intervention
You may have heard terms in early intervention like “NDBI” or “Early Start Denver Model” and wondered if there was a difference in efficacy behind all these flavors of toddler interventions. On this…
The importance of cognitive ability in autism traits, and how to measure it in those with IDD
Everyone knows cognitive ability is critical for understanding autism, however, how does it affect developmental trajectories of autism traits, and can it be accurately measured in those with severe…
Can COVID cause autism?
This week, a new study suggests a causal link not between Tylenol, but to COVID, which can cause a fever. There is clearly more research needed, but the findings are consistent with research on the…
A lesson on leucovorin
Two pediatricians, a child neurologist and a child psychiatrist walk into the ASF weekly science podcast to discuss the safety, efficacy and appropriateness of leucovorin, the drug that the HHS is…
Have you heard the good news?
The National Institutes of Health just awarded $50million to 13 different research sites to better understand genetic and environmental contributions to an autism diagnosis, or increase in prevalence…
Happy Birthday Simons Searchlight!
In an effort to better understand the causes of autism in those with a known genetic variant associated with ASD or other developmental disorders, in 2010, the Simons Foundation launched Simons VIP,…
Let’s Talk Tylenol
This week the @WSJ reported that the upcoming MAHA report will include acetaminophen (also known as Tylenol in the United States, although it is used all over the world) use during pregnancy as a…
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Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report has published 50 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.
Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 26m.
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