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Autism isn’t on the rise: it’s just getting defined better, and diagnosed more.
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Many kids are vaccinated at age two, the same age at which autism is often first noticed. But the "evidence" that one causes the other doesn't wash.
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There is not a single gene that triggers autism, but more likely dozens that enhance the risk of autism. On the other hand, researchers have found that environmental variables like […]
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Christopher Walsh: The symptoms of autism are far better understood than its causes; psychiatrists classify the disorder as having two major components: impaired social cognition and a tendency toward narrow […]
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A conversation among leading experts highlighting cutting-edge autism research.
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Autism science is making great strides, but the search for a cure remains "a marathon, not a sprint." The challenge is not one disorder but many.
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Four out of five autism sufferers are male. Is something in men’s genes—or brain structure—causing the gap?
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New drugs for ASD patients may be on the horizon, but "early, intense" behavioral treatment remains "the very best intervention for autism."
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Autism isn’t on the rise: it’s just getting defined better, and diagnosed more.
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Autism sufferers unquestionably have feelings. It’s processing those feelings—and reading them in others—that they struggle with.
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Many kids are vaccinated at age two, the same age at which autism is often first noticed. But the "evidence" that one causes the other doesn't wash.
4mins
There is not a single gene that triggers autism, but more likely dozens of genes that enhance the risk of autism. Researchers have also found that certain environmental variables, like […]
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Susan Bookheimer: The symptoms of autism are far better understood than its causes; psychiatrists classify the disorder as having two major components: impaired social cognition and a tendency toward narrow […]
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A conversation between some top experts highlighting cutting-edge autism research.
Designer Kaylene Kau has produced a highly functional, sleek prosthetic arm inspired by the tentacle of an octopus.
So he will write a book, even if he does not want to write a book. “I don’t want to write this book, but I have to,” Assange said, and […]
Did Albert Einstein believe in God? Comfortable using the term, he famously said, “God does not play dice,” to express his misgivings about the randomness of quantum mechanics.
Extending unemployment benefits and the Bush tax cuts are a good first step to rewriting America's tax code, says Nobel Laureate Gary Becker, who favors a flat consumption tax.
Why have new jobs been so hard to come by? One view blames cyclical economic factors but another says there is a mismatch between the skills people have and the jobs available.
Suicide bombers have much to teach. The most remarkable fact is that suicide bombing is a relatively recent historic development, unknown in Islamic societies until the 1980s.