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Dup7 cortical neurons display increased sodium and potassium currents, increased synaptic activity and hyperexcitability early in the differentiation We performed whole-cell patch clamp experiments 5 weeks (day 34) after the start of the differentiation of 16 Dup7-mutant neurons and 13 control neurons derived from a first-degree relative of the same gender. In a voltage clamp…

One hundred and eight children were enrolled in our retrospective studies. Study 1 (Fig. 2a) is composed of 38 children on the autism spectrum (1 girl; 8.5 ± 0.25 years) and 24 TD children (12 girls; 8.2 ± 0.32 years), and Study 2 (Fig. 3a) additionally includes 21 children with DLD (9 girls; 7.9 ± 0.51 years) and 25 children displaying severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing…

Members of the Clerk family at a reception. Courtesy photo The American School for the Deaf in West Hartford has accepted a donation of priceless artifacts from the family of the school’s co-founder. Submitted  The American School for the Deaf (ASD) is honored to share news that they are the recent recipients of a generous…

Juggling the demands of children and elderly parents is tough. Both generations need care and finding the right balance can lead to a lot of strain on the generation caught in between. If you are caught up trying to take care of elderly parents who can no longer cope as well, while raising a young family,…

Source: Golden Dayz/Shutterstock There are many narratives with regards to autism. Some people view it as a disease to be cured. Some view it as a childhood disorder that should be treated away. Autism advocates and many autistic people prefer to look at it as a superpower; we dislike narratives that paint us as diseased…

I love this Instagram page—”Drawings by Trent,” which features Trent Landreth, an artist who creates drawings of funny animals typically holding things or doing things. Trent also has autism, and he and his family use his social media and his drawings to raise awareness about autism, to help Trent share his art, and to raise…

Similar spouses: Partners who share related psychiatric traits also tend to carry similar amounts of rare genetic variants. romankosolapov / Adobe Stock Partners who share similar traits of a given condition, such as autism, may concentrate rare genetic variants in their children, increasing the likelihood of having a child with that condition, according to a…

Let’s take the highest quality studies on both sides and critically examine them and see which hypothesis is more likely to fit all the high quality data. Why won’t the other side engage in a dialog? STEVE KIRSCH Share Executive summary It’s baffling to me that most scientists, when put to the task of looking…

Amy Schwabe   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In the children’s book “Grant, the Eco-Friendly Artist,” a young child is hyperfocused on tearing paper. The book says that Grant “would draw, paint, and tear paper for hours and hours, over and over!” Combined with Grant’s fear of loud noises and aversion to schedule changes, the paper-tearing is…

Image by Kindel Media via pexels.com Have you heard all the rage? ChatGPT is making headlines across a huge array of topics. From kids using it to complete homework assignments to folks worried about losing their job because of it. ChatGPT is a force that is not likely to slow down anytime soon. I previously…