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Research by Topic: intervention
Podcast: Can IGF-1 treat autism symptoms? A clinical trial aims to find out
Published September 10, 2018Researchers at Mount Sinai led by Alex Kolevzon are running a clinical trial of the compound insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) for children with idiopathic autism. Dr. Kolevzon’s team previously demonstrated the safety and feasibility of IGF-1 in treating Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a single-gene form of autism. Particularly, the IGF-1 treatment improved symptoms of social impairment […]
Filed under: Alex Kolevzon, ASD, Autism, clinical trial, drug, featured, IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1, intervention, medication, Mount Sinai, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, PMS, restricted and repetitive behavior, social impairment, Treatment
Podcast: PMS – It’s not what you think
Published July 30, 2018On this week’s podcast, highlights from the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation 2018 International Family Conference in Dallas, TX. People with Phelan McDermid Syndrome, or PMS, suffer from seizures and intellectual disability, and about 70% have an ASD diagnosis. This syndrome is caused by mutations of the SHANK3 gene, which is present in about 1% of people […]
Filed under: asf, Autism, children, Family, featured, intervention, outcomes, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, PMS, podcast, research, science, support
Podcast: Classroom interventions that work
Published July 23, 2018On this week’s podcast, two studies that used a randomized design to show how interventions can be delivered in the classroom.
Filed under: asf, Autism, classroom, featured, intervention, podcast, research, science, students, teachers
ASF renews grant to expand Baby Sibs research
Published July 2, 2018ASF is proud to announce continued support for the Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC), a network of over 33 research sites around the world studying the younger siblings of people with autism. The Baby Sibs database now tracks over 5,000 younger siblings, with and without autism. The database has been used to develop more sophisticated […]
Filed under: asf, baby siblings, Baby Siblings Research Consortium, Baby Sibs, Behavior, BSRC, collaboration, consortium, early diagnosis, Early Intervention, Family, featured, genes, intervention, research, science, sex difference, Siblings
5th Annual Day of Learning videos now online!
Published May 1, 2018Videos of all the presentations at ASF’s 5th Annual Day of Learning held on April 11 are now available online. You can view them here. Topics include gender differences in autism, sleep problems in autism, the potential of medical marijuana as an autism treatment, adult outcomes, the role of dietary interventions, and the perception of […]
Filed under: adult outcomes, ASD, asf, Ashura Buckley, Autism, Day of Learning, Diet, featured, gender differences, intervention, John Spiro, Julie Lounds Taylor, medical marijuana, Michelle Failla, New York University, NIMH, nutrition, Orrin Devinsky, pain, Perception, research, science, Simons Foundation, Sleep, Somer Bishop, Susan Hyman, UCSF, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt University
Podcast: Clinical trials talk with Tom Frazier from Autism Speaks
Published April 30, 2018On this week’s podcast, two chief science officers! Dr. Alycia Halladay interviewed Dr. Thomas Frazier of Autism Speaks on what’s needed to improve clinical trials and drug intervention for autism. The two CSOs also discussed other important in ASD research, including disclosure of a diagnosis, sex differences, and some of the newest more exciting findings.
Filed under: ASD, Autism, Autism Speaks, clinical trials, Diagnosis, drugs, featured, intervention, research, science, sex differences, Thomas Frazier
Podcast: Hip hip hooray for toddler interventions for autism
Published April 17, 2017As always, good news and bad news in autism this week. First the good news: an intervention given between 9-14 months of age in children with a high probability of having an autism diagnosis improved autism symptoms at 3 years of age. Now the bad: mothers who experience severe childhood abuse are more likely to […]
Filed under: Autism, featured, intervention
In defense of ABA
Published August 23, 2016Recently, the practice of Applied Behavioral Analysis, or ABA, has come under fire in the autism blogosphere for being abusive and manipulative with the purpose of mind control. Instead of defending the practice, or pointing out the factual errors in recent articles, ASF realized the most productive way to address some of the issues is […]
Filed under: ABA, Aubyn Stahmer, Autism, featured, generalization, intervention, Treatment
Highlights from the International Meeting for Autism Research
Published May 19, 2016Last week, over 2000 autism researchers convened in Baltimore, Maryland for the largest meeting in the world dedicated to sharing the latest information in autism research. This week’s podcast summarizes some of the meeting, with help from the ASF travel awardees. The topics ranged from causes (genetic and environmental) to interventions in real-world settings to […]
Filed under: Animal Models, Environment, featured, IMFAR, insurance, intervention, summary
Help for people with minimal language
Published March 16, 2016About 25-30% of children with autism show language impairment or no language at all, and these families often use assisted communication devices like picture exchange to help their children communicate. Recently, electronic communication devices like the iPad have revolutionized the way that people communicate, but little research has been done on how and if they […]
Filed under: featured, intervention, iPad, Language, podcast