Research by Topic: UC Davis

Podcast: Loss of skills in autism partially explained

Published March 19, 2018

On this week’s ASF podcast, regression—what is it and who can see it? Using the right tools, both parents and clinicians can see that many more children with autism than thought show regression, a gradual decline or loss of skills starting at around 12 months of age and showing continual declines until 36 months of […]

Filed under: asf, brain, communication, featured, NIMH, podcast, regression, Sally Ozonoff, Social Skills, UC Davis

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Podcast: An ode to rats as animal models for autism

Published February 12, 2018

On this week’s podcast, a study led by Elizabeth Berg in the lab of Dr. Jill Silverman at UC Davis published in the journal Autism Research demonstrated SHANK3’s role in core social communication deficits in a rat model of autism. Rats exhibit both receptive and expressive communication. SHANK3 mutations are seen in those with Phelan-McDermid […]

Filed under: Animal Models, Autism, Autism Research, featured, Jill Silverman, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, research, science, Shank3, social communication, UC Davis

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