Compassion Care Services is the first organization in the U.S. to become a Down Syndrome Center of Excellence™ and ...
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes occur together. While FXS is a known genetic cause of ASD, not everyone who receives an FXS diagnosis is autistic, and not all ...
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Should people with autism and very high needs have a separate diagnosis? Takeaways from AP's report
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for ...
The number of Americans diagnosed with autism jumped 175% between 2011 and 2022 thanks to a surge in new cases among young adults, new research finds. A developmental disorder, autism affects how ...
For many people with coexisting autism and ADHD, being attuned means feeling the world deeply through emotion, the senses, ...
Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are fuelling a surge in employment tribunal cases amid a rapid ...
While ASD is thought to be more common in males, this new study shows that by the age of 20, an equal number of males and females have received this diagnosis. — 123rf Autism has long been viewed as a ...
New research shows autism rates in women may match men by adulthood, revealing diagnostic bias and the urgent need to update ...
What's in a label? Everything, advocacy groups say. May 25, 2011— -- Eileen Parker was 41 years old when she discovered her quirky, misunderstood behavior had a name: Asperger's. The syndrome, ...
While there is much anecdotal evidence about the connection between CVS and autism, research on the topic is still very new. Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a condition that causes episodes of ...
Autistic authors often describe themselves as aliens from outer space, but remarkable new research by Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Wanda Lattanzi, and Elliot Murphy suggests that many characteristics of ...
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Is autism really a male-dominated condition? A new study suggests women have it just as often, but are diagnosed later in life
Historically, researchers have thought that autism mostly affects boys and men. But is that truly because they have the neurodevelopmental condition more often than women, or could something be going ...
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