Publish date: 21 May 2021

The latest Learning Disabilities and Autism bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2021/05/19-may-2021/  

In this edition:

  • Largest autism genetics analysis to date uncovers more high-confidence candidates
  • Music helps families of people with profound learning disabilities feel more connected
  • Social attention shows sex difference in autism
  • Brain’s response to faces foretells social development in autistic people
  • Children with SEND not properly supported or funded, research finds
  • Autism-linked protein screen reveals hundreds of new interactions
  • Fetal brain scans may forecast autism traits in toddlers
  • STOMP – Stopping the over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both – translations.