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February 22, 2026Nature0 citationsOpen Access

Daily briefing: What we know about autism and ageing — and what we don’t

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JSJacob Smith

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the intersection of autism and ageing, focusing on what is known and unknown.
  • Review of existing literature on autism diagnosis in adults
  • Assessment of current knowledge regarding ageing in individuals with autism
  • Discussion on implications for future research and intervention strategies
  • Increased diagnosis rates of autism among adults are observed.
  • Limited understanding of how autism influences the ageing process.
  • Highlighting the need for targeted research in this area.

Abstract

More adults are being diagnosed with autism than ever before, but we know very little about how the condition affects ageing. Plus, how hovering bees keep their cool and a call for nanoscientists to tackle the reproducibility crisis.

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Jacob Smith (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699a9d50482488d673cd32b9https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00541-9
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