Autism Research Institute

11/09/2026

Tune in on Wednesday and learn about current research on highly processed foods and development. Register: https://autism.org/webinar/beyond-the-label-what-ultraprocessed-really-means-for-your-childs-brain/

11/08/2026

Autistic adults may have elevated risks of being involved in cyber-related crime, with experts warning that these people might fall into such crimes unwittingly.

New research published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders compared responses from 138 autistic and 206 non-autistic adults to assess their awareness and responses to cyber-dependent crime, or their possible engagement with crimes connected to cyberspace.

Autistic adults may have elevated risks of being involved in cyber-related crime, with Flinders University experts warning that these people might fall into such crimes unwittingly. […]

11/07/2026

November is designated as National Native American Heritage Month. This observance commemorates the history, heritage, and culture of indigenous peoples across the U.S. We acknowledge the vast achievements of Native Americans as well as their ongoing work and essential roles in our communities.

11/06/2026

Tune in for Dr. Modyanova's webinar on multimodal communication, which combines speech with hand gestures, and how it can improve language development and human interaction.

Register: https://autism.org/webinar/using-multimodal-communication-with-hand-gestures-to-support-language-development-in-neurodiverse-individuals/

11/05/2026

"There are individuals on the autism spectrum that do share similar characteristics, for example, electroencephalogram (EEG) data and genetic profiles," says Abha Gupta, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics (general pediatrics) and senior author of the study. "It's important to find these groups because they might require different diagnostic instruments and might have different neurobiology, which implies they might have different potential targets for treatment."

A novel study, with authors from the Department of Pediatrics and the Yale Child Study Center, on genotype-phenotype correlations in autism and the challenging

11/04/2026

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and The University of Queensland (UQ) have identified a brain circuit linked to the flexible formation of memories that may help explain some of the differences in learning associated with autism.

Researchers have identified a brain circuit linked to the flexible formation of memories that may help explain some of the differences in learning associated with autism spectrum disorder.

11/03/2026

A neurocognitive electroencephalography (EEG) study led by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that autistic and non-autistic adults achieve identical perceptual accuracy on auditory tasks, but diverge markedly in how their brains evaluate feedback and update expectations.

Autistic adults perceive sounds with equal accuracy, but process mistakes and evaluate decisions fundamentally differently.

11/02/2026

A major new study reveals that autistic children’s brains process faces differently, and those differences may begin earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that brain signals associated with recognizing faces become more specialized as neurotypical children grow older, but show much less change in autistic children. The discovery could help explain why some autistic people have difficulty recognizing faces and reading emotions.

For more on this study, see our webinar: https://autism.org/webinar/decoding-face-processing-in-autism/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261027063824.htm

A major new study reveals that autistic children’s brains process faces differently, and those differences may begin earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that brain signals associated with recognizing faces become more specialized as neurotypical children grow older, but s...

10/31/2026

Wishing you and yours a safe and spooky Halloween.

10/30/2026

A neuroimaging and behavioral study published in The Journal of Neuroscience identifies why many autistic individuals struggle to adapt to shifting environmental demands. Researchers from Nottingham Trent University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that autistic individuals display significantly weaker neural responses to negative feedback and reduced sensitivity to internal decision confidence. This dual blunting of external correction and internal certainty impairs dynamic behavioral updating.

Why is adapting to changing environments challenging for autistic individuals? A new study shows that the autistic brain is less sensitive to both external negative feedback and internal decision confidence, uncovering the neural mechanisms behind cognitive flexibility.