Friday, 5 June 2026

Elevated microbially-derived metabolites in autism: a possible diagnostic screening test for a distinct ASD phenotype

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A quick entry to note that a new paper which yours truly had a small role to play in has been recently published:  https://www.nature.com/ar...
Thursday, 14 May 2026

Childhood autism in Northern Ireland: 6.2% for 2025/2026 (still relentlessly increasing)

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The school-aged autism prevalence rate in Northern Ireland for 2025/2026 is 6.2% https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-05/a...
Friday, 6 March 2026

Prof Uta Frith on autism: "why I no longer think autism is a spectrum" and a whole lot more

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Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum  https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/uta-frith-interview-autism-not...
Friday, 26 December 2025

2025: the year of plural autisms, folate chemistry and when curiosity about autism returned

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Spectrum 2025: Year in review https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/spectrum-2025-year-in-review/ A 'what happened in 2025' featur...
Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Maternal autoantibody related (MAR) autism goes mainstream

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"MARAbio Launches First-Ever Blood Test For Maternal Autoantibody Related Autism"  https://www.marabio.com/test-launch Woah.  Just...
Thursday, 4 December 2025

"It will recommend practical, evidence-based approaches to prevention and early intervention..."

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Review launched into mental health, autism and ADHD services https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-launched-into-mental-health-autism-an...