Autism: A view from neuroscience - A CCN public lecture

Given by Dr. Caroline Robertson of the Dartmouth Autism Research Initiative, in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.

Sponsored by: Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Dartmouth
Recorded October 18, 2018

[nataliefoxmartin]

We also need better assessments for neurotypical passing children and adults. I slipped through the cracks until I discovered ASD myself through research and sought out a diagnosis as a 29 year old. And at first I was misdiagnosed with BPD and Bipolar II and I had to record my own traits and experiences for two years before I went back and got correctly diagnosed. This women is INCREDIBLE, I will be looking into more of her work.

[kareeseboone]

Study the Adults that were missed during childhood!! It makes no sense to me to put all your effort in new developing brains when you could study the connections .. Markers .. and commonality's in adults who can COMMUNICATE for the youth who can't! If there truly is common markers and patterns they will be fully developed in adults and identifiable.. Which will also allow for better services all around

[ammogan]

I have a solution to your misunderstanding problem. Have people with Asd study people with Asd. Allistics will never understand us. We are alien to you. Please include us, not only as subjects but as researchers. Very many of us are highly intellegent and would make major breakthroughs in these studies.

[towzone]

It's not a disorder, it's a state of being that gives humanity a chance to advance, despite the inability of typicals to have original thoughts.

When we were raised by the village, there was the ability to format our autistic brains to be useful to the situations present in the village. Today, a child's job is to be a child raised in a bubble with inadequate stimulation and opportunities to build a useful autistic condition. Without proper opportunities the autistic brain can go haywire very early in life.

[librarian-D]

To clarify (from 8:46), from my research, yes we 'may' all have some degree of autistic traits, but we are not all on the spectrum. Neurotypicals are not on the spectrum/ASD. I am female in my fifties w/ASD...just recently discovered...also diagnosed w/other disorders that I always knew were not true (as so many females have). Anyway I sometimes feel upset when a neurotypical says we're all somewhere on the spectrum, because I feel like they don't understand and trying to write it off, ignore my needs etc instead of understanding there is a neurological difference in how i am in the world. It is isolating tbh, because it says they don't want to see me. I suppose from what she is saying 'above a certain threshold' lies the difference, but caution should be held in this kind of statement.

[photoniccannon]

This is one of the best summaries on this topic I've ever seen. I've been researching this for a while. This video is spot on and encapsulates much of what literally required me to read HUNDREDS of studies to learn (there is a lot of conflicting information out there, many researchers are struggling to grapple with how unique different autistic brains are from each other. This video addresses this and hits the nail on the head.)

[infinitism]

This is neat and all, but the thing I never understood is scientists look into the blood and biology of autistic people, but have they ever talked to a autistic person that can speak?

[menosproblemos]

Got atypical autism and an interest for neuroscience. This was awesome! Splendid!
WELL done! 😄 And THANK YOU

[bertinii]

Excellent presentation!Looking forward for future research on this topic by you guys.

[abelquinones]

This lecture was very interesting. I have autism and I've been looking into it from a microscopic deep scientific point of view. (Science is my favorite subject). What I enjoyed about the video was when you went into the neurons in the brain at 18:00. The beginning was also very interesting when Dr. Robertson stated that there is no core to the diagnosis of Autism at 5:45 and how it touches all parts of sensory in human behavior at 6:15. Thank you Dr. Robertson for this lecture.

[charlyheather]

I've been trying to learn about the neuroscience of autism for a while now, and until now every talk I found was very ... invalidating and patronizing towards the autistic community, so I am very glad to have found this speech and this research initiative. I would totally volunteer as a research subject as well, but I live nowhere near the USA, so ...
Thank you for the awesome presentation of information!

[watchingthebees]

I’m autistic and I love how inclusive this is. Thank you for making it sensory friendly and including autistic people, I know it should be common sense but it really isn’t. I really appreciate it 😊

[RoseA.Dewine]

Very helpful to be able to visualize these differences! Thank you!

[richiepropster]

There are various behavioral symptoms that can be spotted as early as day one. For instance, a lack of eye contact and emotional response can be seen extremely early. However, there are cases in which autism develops seemingly sporadically at some point in early life. Each case is different. Often, individuals are not diagnosed for various reasons. Sometimes, diagnosis can be curtailed due to familial dynamics or a lack of resources. Other times, diagnosis is not able to be made due to coping mechanisms and the wide display of symptoms.

The history of autism will explain it as a male disorder. Yet, there is reason to believe that the differences in how we raise young males and females and perceive the male or female role can exhibit different expressions of autism. This brings the possibility that we are diagnosing not the true disorder but it's expression in accordance to a lack of social skills support.

[RohitPant]

Well presented. I am impressed by the work that Dr. Robertson has presented here and also by the work that she has carried out. Autism is a really bright field for every budding Neuroscientist out there!

[kimyuwurandom]

I was diagnosed with autism last year (I'm 29 years old) and since I started suspecting I was autistic, I've been more interested in learning about it (it always caught my attention, but from the last 3 or 4 years that curiosity has been increasing exponentially). The foundings she exposed are fascinating! I would love to participate in DARI studies, testing, or anything they may need for research, but I'm from Chile 😢 I would love to see you expanding

[neoncatmedia]

Gret talk - I'd love to watch something this good about ADHD as someone with ADHD

[prismaticspace]

Very interesting introduction, makes me curious about Autism again.

[emilyf.]

Thank you so much for sharing! Having studies illustrated where a layperson may be able to understand them is very meaningful.

[diegos.]

Awesome presentation. Great job, thanks for sharing