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"Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. has been appointed as the HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the Office of National Autism Coordination " bit.ly/3MTnd5C

Drugs that boost production of the neural insulation myelin might help children with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a new mouse study shows. Could a clinical trial be next? By Laura Dattaro. bit.ly/3WxvhvY

Happy no-one-gets-back-to-you-season to all who celebrate!

Thanks Spectrum (Autism Research News) and Laura Dattaro for covering our recent publication in the journal Brain which can be found here academic.oup.com/brain/advance-…

New for Spectrum (Autism Research News): Medicaid waivers curb disenrollment among autistic young adults spectrumnews.org/news/medicaid-…

Autistic people should be able to access Medicaid based on their diagnosis, rather than their income level, which often changes, says Deborah Spitalnik. By Maaisha Osman. bit.ly/3qfyEMj bit.ly/42dyyC3

Many laws restricting gender-affirming care site the fact many #ActuallyAutistic people experience gender dysphoria as a rationale. @i_oriion and Sara Luterman explore how this affects neurodivergent people. 19thnews.org/2023/05/trans-…

US study: #Autistic young adults in states without waivers more likely to lose #Medicaid. 1 in 4 autistic teens disenroll at 18; only half regain coverage. Waivers reduce risk. Diagnosis, not income, should determine eligibility. More research needed.

An antihistamine that improved optic-nerve signaling in adults with multiple sclerosis also calms hyperactivity in a mouse model of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. bit.ly/3oyOkd2

Great interview! Episode Two: Connie Kasari spectrumnews.org/features/multi… Newsletters via Spectrum (Autism Research News)

How do you stay current with the latest in neuroscience? We want to hear from the research community! We’re looking for scientists to participate in a 30-minute interview-style discussion via Zoom, and we’re offering a $100 gift card in appreciation: bit.ly/3oO3kUl

This is objectively just very very good ❤️

.National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intramural researcher Dr. Ashura Buckley studies differences in sleep patterns, which may provide clues about learning, development, & what’s different in kids who develop behavioral or neurodevelopmental disorders. More on Simons Foundation's podcast.🎙podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/syn…

The request is energizing scientists investigating autistic people who largely don’t communicate with spoken words. By Laura Dattaro. Helen Tager-Flusberg @NIDCD NIH bit.ly/3K3dnML

I signed this (alums can). I hope The New York Times can come to see that sports jobs are union jobs.

"Caution needed", indeed. Simple correlational fishing expeditions are not particularly impressive. I thought that we had put a nail in this coffin publishing the largest sibling controlled study to date. I highly doubt oxytocin would change any of this. ajog.org/article/S0002-…

Today is my first day at InsideHealthPolicy where I’ll be covering FDA and drug pricing. I’m thrilled to join the team to cover these critical beats as we navigate the realm of healthcare reporting. Feel free to share tips, and add me to your press lists! [email protected]

New: Abundant motor proteins disrupt cries in FOXP2 mice spectrumnews.org/news/abundant-… via Spectrum (Autism Research News)

A team of researchers and citizen scientists has mapped all of the circuits in the entire brain of an adult fruit fly: bit.ly/3s1Y4Og.

Read the article here: bit.ly/47pehx2. By Laura Dattaro. Donald M. O'Malley Sebastian Seung FlyWire Sven Dorkenwald Michael Winding Sung Soo Kim