Super, Superb and Sensational Siblings

Siblings of people on the spectrum, including autistic adults, are amazing. They support, advocate, fundraise, and now we know they actually have a direct influence on the outcome of their affected brother or sister. What’s that effect? When is it most obvious? Does gender or race matter? All of these questions will be answered by Nicole Rosen of UCLA on this week’s #ASFpodcast. And make sure to tune on on September 8th to or Sam’s Sibs Stick Together webinar. Info below.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34120483/

https://autismsciencefoundation.org/resources/sams-sibs-stick-together/
click here for a link to register for September 8th

Families work hard for treatments

Unfortunately, families hear more about what does work to help families with ASD rather than what does not work. But through the course of decades of research, scientific projects and hours of families participation, there is a better picture of what treatments are, and are not, helpful. This week’s podcast will review what drugs have shown to not be effective so far in treating restrictive and repetitive behaviors and also provides an update on umbilical cord blood stem cell transfusions on social communication behaviors.

https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(20)30334-6/pdf

https://jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(20)30265-3/pdf