Revealing autism’s hidden strengths
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Autistic people who have trouble speaking or moving often do poorly on standard tests of intelligence. Newer methods promise to uncover their abilities — and improve our understanding of autism itself.
Features / Deep Dive
How to help low-income children with autism
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Autistic children from low-income families are undercounted and underserved, a gap community leaders are working to bridge.
Spectrum is an editorially independent division of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative.
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