Autism Science Foundation’s Next Gen Sibs Project Expands with Support from Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA)

• By: | Autism Science Foundation
• October 17th, 2025
• autism research, clinical assessment, early detection, evidence-based interventions, genetic risk, multi-site collaboration, neurodevelopment, sibling studies
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University of Miami and King’s College London added as new sites On October 14, 2025, The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research, announced it would expand its Next Gen Sibs Project from six to eight university...

The Impact of Autism and Co-Occurring Gastrointestinal Issues on Child Flourishing

• By: Sonia Agarwal, MSc Mia Angeliese, MS, CSP Amanda Bertsch, MS, CCC-SLP Dr. Jessica Emick, PhD Fielding Graduate University
• April 4th, 2025
• advocacy, co-occurring conditions, collaborative care, flourishing, gastrointestinal issues, health, Integrated Care, mental health, neurodevelopment, research, Spring 2025 Issue, stomach concerns
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Author’s note: Recent trends in language use within the autism community show a divide between professionals who often prefer person-first language (e.g., “person with autism”) and autistic advocates who often favor identity-first language (e.g., “autistic person”), for reasons of...

Boys with Regressive Autism Have Larger Brains than Age-Matched Health Counterparts

• By: Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD David G. Amaral, PhD UC Davis MIND Institute
• January 1st, 2012
• autism phenome project, autism subtypes, brain development, brain growth, brain size, early onset autism, MRI, neurodevelopment, regressive autism, research
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In the largest study of brain development in preschoolers with autism to date, a study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers has found that 3-year-old boys with regressive autism, but not early onset autism, have larger brains than their healthy counterparts. The study is published online today...