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How is imitation related to communication and are there any advantages to the Denver model.

May 11, 2025

Hello, friends! Today I’d like to share an interesting article about the connection between imitation skills and social communication in children with autism. The study was published in Molecular Autism in 2025 by Shihua Xiao and Jing Li from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The researchers explored not only the importance of imitation skills, but also the effectiveness of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) in developing those skills.

Vitamin D and the Fetal Brain: Could It Influence Autism Risk?

April 24, 2025

In 2020, Molecular Autism published a fascinating study on the impact of vitamin D during pregnancy on testosterone production—and, as a result, on the increased hormonal influence on male fetal brain development. (Developmental vitamin D deficiency increases foetal exposure to testosterone)

Artificial Intelligence and Autism: How Neural Networks Can Aid in Diagnosis

April 16, 2025

Hello, friends! In recent years, researchers have been increasingly exploring the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Today, we’ll talk about a recent study by Spanish scientists, where they used three-dimensional convolutional neural networks (3D-CNN ResNet) to analyze body movements in children with autism.

Interventions for Sensory Over-Responsivity in Individuals with Autism

March 21, 2025

Hello, friends! This week, I’ve been reading and analyzing a research article on sensory over-responsivity (SOR) written by researchers from multiple institutions in Hong Kong. A comprehensive review on this topic was published in October 2022. The scientists explained the key mechanisms underlying sensory over-responsivity (SOR) and potential effective interventions.

Sulforaphane from Broccoli Reduces Autism Symptoms

March 12, 2025

Good day, friends! Today, I’d like to tell you about a 2017 article titled "Sulforaphane from Broccoli Reduces Symptoms of Autism" (Sulforaphane from broccoli reduces symptoms of Autism: a follow-up case series from a randomized double-blind study).

Vagus Nerve and Its Influence on the Gut-Microbiota-Brain Axis in Behavior and Neurodegenerative Diseases

March 10, 2025

Hello, friends! Today, we will review an article from the Journal of Inflammation Research, prepared by medical researchers from Beijing, China. The study focuses on the vagus nerve and its influence on the gut-microbiota-brain axis in behavior and neurodegenerative diseases.

Obesity and the Gut-Microbiota-Brain Axis

Feb. 24, 2025

Good day! Many of us have encountered the issue of excess weight in both children and adults with autism. Today, we will review an article that is not directly related to autism but allows us to learn more about the microbiota, obesity, and the brain.

ADOS-2 and CARS-2

Feb. 19, 2025

Good day! Today, we will review a study by researchers from Seoul National College of Medicine comparing two popular methods for assessing children with autism: ADOS-2 and CARS-2.

ADOS-2

Feb. 18, 2025

Hello! Researchers Christine K. Syriopoulou-Delli and Elpis Papaefstathiou from the University of Macedonia (Greece) provided a detailed presentation of ADOS-2 in their 2021 book, "Interventions for Improving Adaptive Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder".

Methods of Autism Diagnosis and Their Advantages

Feb. 17, 2025

Hello! Recently, my family and I had to go through the process of autism diagnosis (I'll write a separate post about that), and I realized I didn’t know as much about it as I thought. Let’s take a look at the widely used methods of autism diagnosis and their advantages.