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Happy Pride all!

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This week’s podcast is dedicated to the “T” in LGBTQ –  trans.  Several studies over the past few years have linked higher rates of gender variance in people with autism and higher rates of autism traits in those who are trans.  Why?  Are they biologically or psychologically linked or both?  This is important for understanding, not treatment or intervention.  This week’s podcast celebrates trans people who are also autistic.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30547258

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29752630

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30920347

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23864402

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Hip hip hooray for toddler interventions for autism

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As always, good news and bad news in autism this week.  First the good news:  an intervention given between 9-14 months of age in children with a high probability of having an autism diagnosis improved autism symptoms at 3 years of age.  Now the bad:  mothers who experience severe childhood abuse are more likely to have a child with an autism diagnosis.  Why?  A new study explains it might have a lot to do with autism traits in the parents.  We would love to hear your thoughts on the results, please provide them in the comment section.