Understanding the connection between autistic traits and board gaming |
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The latest autism news from News Medical |
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| | ![](https://www.azonetwork.com/newsletters/graphics/newsletter_section_divider_white_arrow.gif) | | While investigating two boys from different families with severe obesity, anxiety, autism, and behavioural problems triggered by sounds or smells, a team led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, discovered that the boys were missing a single gene, known as TRPC5, which sits on the X chromosome. | | | | Autistic burnout is the acute or chronic experience of fatigue, exhaustion, reduced tolerance, and cognitive overload faced by autistic people due to long-term stress and overextension. | |
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