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Study Provides ‘Formula’ for Predicting Effects of Autism-linked Genes As the Autism Speaks website reported yesterday (25 May 2014), a new study provides insight into possible genetic reasons for autism. The study, published by Nature Genetics , "provides new insights into the unique ways genetic risk factors for autism are expressed in the brain,” according to Autism Speak's chief science officer Robert Ring. “This knowledge helps to lay the foundation for turning genetic discoveries into diagnostic tests that will detect autism earlier, and opens the door to the future personalization of medical or behavioral interventions in autism.” Source : Study Provides ‘Formula’ for Predicting Effects of Autism-linked Genes , Autism Speaks

I am autistic. To be precise, I have Asperger's Syndrome. Autism comes in many varieties, shapes and sizes. You can't always see on the outside what someone is like on the inside, which is often quite true for autism. This means that many people think of me as someone who is reserved, shy or quiet while that's not the case at all. This BBC - My Autism and Me YouTube video explains autism in a simple way and shows several different autistic children. It looks at different gradations of autism and how people cope with being autistic, feeling different and living in a non-autistic world.  Source : The "AustismAssociationS" channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejpWWP1HNGQ Rosie who presents the video has Asperger's Syndrome just as I do. As she explains, having Asperger's "means that my brain works a bit differently."  Yes, it does indeed.  I very much recommend this video as (for the most part) Rosie explains her own au...