UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Treatment for Kids with Autism

These four factors predict maladaptive daydreaming in neurodivergent individuals: Emotional dysregulation, internalized stigma, escapism, and self-esteem emerged as significant predictors, varying across individuals with autism spectrum disorder…

Israeli researchers discover gene mutation in Ashkenazi Jews that can cause autism

A groundbreaking discovery has highlighted lithium—a drug long used to treat bipolar disorder and depression—as a potential therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

"The 24 DNA letters linked to autism" -- A 24 nucleotide RNA mis-splicing (microexon in the CPEB4 RNA-binding regulatory protein) could be a major factor in autism.

Adults with autism had fewer synapses throughout their brains compared to neurotypical individuals, finds brain imaging study

Scientists demonstrate how activation of an immune system gene regulator in dopamine neurons disrupts brain function in mice, suggesting a potential link to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD

Any fish consumption during pregnancy was linked to about a 20% reduction in autism risk compared to no fish consumption

New machine learning model shows 80% accuracy in early autism detection for children under two

Autistic children spend less time looking at cute pictures

An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum, Neurodiversity (2011)

Machine learning algorithm identifies three unique autism subtypes in males

Apparent link between screen time before age 2 and autism later does not appear to be causal, and may be explained by family income and education.

Seeking Input from Autistic Computer Science Students

Neurotransmitter switching in early development predicts autism-related behaviors

The Anti-Autism Manifesto

Salon retracts 2005 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. piece on alleged autism-vaccine link

Big surges in new autism diagnoses among young adults, as well a rise in diagnoses for girls and young women, have driven a near-tripling of U.S

Autism does not appear to be a risk factor for conspiracy thinking

Many autistic children show an intense interest in letters and numbers, which may play a distinct role in their language development

Autism's Four Core Subtypes

Around 3% of schoolchildren exhibit symptoms of both autism and ADHD

Having more autistic traits may make you a better explorer, by changing the way you explore your environment, and being more persistent even when it is not easy

A study in mice shows that sleep loss during early life affects synapse formation and can increase the risk of developing autism spectrum disorder

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center.

WSJ Profiles The 'Dangerous' Autistic Teen Cybercriminal Who Leaked GTA VI Clips

Seeking Input from Autistic Computer Science Students!

Gender-diverse college students and students with autism are more likely than their cis peers without autism to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and students who are both gender-diverse and autistic may be the most likely to attempt suicide.

There’s no such thing as an autistic mouse

Increased risk for autism appears to be linked to the Y chromosome, a new study found, offering a new explanation for the greater prevalence of autism in males

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