Autism in Society
1 in 48 according to the most recent statistics
What is the prevalence of autism?
Xq27.3
What is the gene locus?
This protein is associated with Fragile X Syndrome
What is FMRP?
The scientist who first described classic autism
Who is Leo Kanner?
Women, BIPOC, and persons from other cultures
Who are the underrepresented minorities in autism diagnosis?
CGG trinucleotide repeat that causes knockout of the gene
What is the cause of the mutation?
The #1 neurodevelopmental disease associated with FXS
What is Autism Spectrum Disorders?
Arguable the most famous autism researcher and also Sacha Baron-Cohen’s cousin
Who is Simon Baron-Cohen?
A style of pedagogy based on research in cognitive neuroscience and holistic approaches to education
What is universal design for learning?
This results in failure to translate DNA and FMRP is not produced
What is knockout of the gene of interest?
This is often the first indication of Fragile X Syndrome
What is distinct facial phenotype?
Professor and leading level 1 autism researcher and author
Who is Tony Atwood?
A website dedicated to resources for parents, educator, and autistic people heading to college
What is Stairway to STEM?
mRNA requires different proteins to move outside of the nucleus including this (ADJ.) one
What is FMRP is required for mRNA transport?
A shuttle protein that is implicit in early corticogenesis
What is the role of FMRP in neurodevelopment?
He coined the double empathy problem, a psychology concept that demedicalized one aspect of autism spectrum disorders
Who is Damian Milton?
In contrast to Baron Cohen’s theory of mind concept, this psychological theory suggests that, rather than solely being caused by the former group, issues in communication between autistic and allistic people is caused by mutual difficulties in understanding each other and requires reciprocal effort to overcome.
What is the double empathy problem?
A genetic technique commonly used in drosophila model organism research including fragile x research to express knockout in different regions of the brain or body
What is the GAL4/UAS system?
This shuttle protein assists in the transportation of mRNA out of the nucleus
What is the molecular function of FMRP?
An autistic woman and primate anthropologist
Who is Dawn Prince-Hughes?