school aged – ASF Weekly Science Podcasts

Episodes

1. 10

   The ASF Year End Review of Science

   Just three days before 2024, ASF provides a summary of the the highlights of scientific discoveries and how they have translated into tools families can use. They include ways to speed up diagnosis and reduce waitlists, study of the brains in females and clinical recommendations for helping...

   Dec 27, 2023

   22 min
2. 9

   One in 36 and what it predicts

   The CDC released data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) on Thursday. In the past 2 years, the prevalence of autism has increased about 20%. Why? Are there more new cases or is diagnostic practices improving? For 20 years there has been fewer Black and…

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   Mar 26, 2023

   8 min
3. 8

   Parents describe the “best things” about their kids with ASD

   Parents may see challenges in their kids with ASD, but they also know what is great about them and the unique gifts they bring to the world. Now, researchers from Canada have inventoried and categorized these list of great qualities in a large study of children from 3-10 years of age. These “best...

   Feb 8, 2021

   16 min
4. 7

   Getting kids with autism to eat

   This week’s podcast combines two important post Mother’s Day topics – parents and eating. Two recent studies have shown the promise of using parent – delivered interventions to help improve food selectivity and food aversions in kids with autism. These two behaviors can be one of the most...

   May 13, 2019

   8 min
5. 6

   The good and evil sides of technology use by autistics

   This year’s Day of Learning included two presentations on the use of technology among people with autism. As it turns out, technology can be great. In fact, a new study using Google Glass shows promise in improving socialization. On the other hand, sometimes technology can have a downside. People...

   Apr 7, 2019

   11 min
6. 5

   Do the rules apply in school?

   This week is focused on what happens in schools, including classification, service receipt and new interventions. How an educational classification translates to a clinical diagnosis, how and what factors are important in receiving services, what teachers think about repetitive behaviors and...

   Mar 24, 2019

   12 min
7. 4

   The average age of diagnosis depends on where, when, and how you ask

   While autism can be diagnosed reliably by 2 years of age, some people with autism don’t receive a formal diagnosis until much later. Why not? Racial and ethnic disparities as well as access to care issues are known factors. This week, data from Denmark suggested that the diagnostic criteria has...

   Nov 11, 2018

   7 min
8. 3

   From cells to anxiety

   Thanks to brain tissue research, scientists now know how cells in the amygdala form, connect, and how this changes with age. But does that explain behavioral or neurological features in autism? Last week, Dr. Inna Fishman from SDSU examined connections in and out of the amygdala in children and...

   Oct 29, 2018

   10 min
9. 2

   What is autism? It’s changing.

   This week, the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Network, or ADDM, was used to look at the changes across time in co-occuring conditions in people with autism, like ADHD, depression, anxiety, language delay and other developmental delay. They found the frequency of 8 year olds with autism…

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   Sep 23, 2018

   9 min
10. 1

    Classroom interventions that work

    Two studies came out recently which used a randomized design to show how interventions can be delivered in the classroom. They both focused on making sure they were implemented properly and that teachers received the support they needed to help kids in the classroom. It isn’t just about writing a...

    Jul 23, 2018

    10 min