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Oct 21

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This search engine could help unlock autism’s secrets

By PBS News Hour

Scientists have long known that genetics play a role in autism, but now they may be able to actually pinpoint the specific gene variants, which could help doctors diagnose and treat the neurodevelopmental disorder from birth. Special correspondent Jackie Judd…

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Sep 29

Autism, puberty and one family’s struggle to raise their teenage sons

By Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News

Puberty is causing chaos in Alexander’s once-predictable world.

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Sep 29

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Coping with autism and puberty

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Jul 03

How a sniff of a flower could help diagnose autism in kids

By Catherine Woods

A computer program and a sniff test can diagnose some characteristics of autism.

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May 02

Genius and autism may share genetic link, study finds

By Carey Reed

Child prodigies and their autistic family members may share a genetic link, according to findings published online in the April issue of Human Heredity.

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Mar 22

Is the ‘Twizzler Challenge’ for autism the web’s new viral fundraiser?

By Andrew Mach

Those who partake in the challenge or donate benefit New York Collaborates for Autism, which funds and creates schools, programs and services for people with autism nationwide.

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Feb 02

Watch 5:06
Opting out of vaccination is ‘recipe for outbreak’

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Parents who don’t vaccinate their children due to concerns about side effects can put others at risk -- even those who have been vaccinated. Gwen Ifill talks to Patsy Stinchfield of the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota about the…

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Sep 30

What can be done to help parents of autistic adults?

By Renée Gordon, Dr. Barry Gordon

The picture you probably have in your mind of autism is that of a child. But autism is almost always — if not always — a condition that lasts for life. We are the parents of a 22-year-old young man…

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Sep 19

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Adults with autism locked out of health coverage due to age limits

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

Unfortunately, once someone with autism turns 21, “they fall off a cliff,” says Lorri Unumb, vice president of state government affairs at Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization. “It’s the next big frontier that’s got to be addressed.”…

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Sep 14

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FDA considers ban on electric shock devices used to curb self-harm

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Self-injury is one of the most difficult behaviors associated with autism and other developmental or intellectual disabilities, and a private facility outside Boston that takes on some of the hardest-to-treat cases is embroiled in a major debate: Should it use…

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