Inhibiting a protein that helps cells move or change shape prevents atypical neuronal migration in 3D clusters of brain cells carrying autism-linked genetic variants.
Autistic women have different communication strengths and weaknesses compared with autistic men and non-autistic women. Frontiers in Psychology
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On 30 August 2011, Spectrum reported on how often autism and eating disorders co-occur. Since then, there’s been growing recognition of a link between autism and anorexia, both of which can involve a fondness for routines and rituals. People with anorexia are more likely to be autistic than those without it, research shows. And a large study last year found that autism traits in children seemed to predict disordered eating in adolescents.
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