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This article is also available in anglais. Il y a quelques années la mère d’un jeune autiste m’a téléphoné. Elle venait d’apprendre que son fils, qui était dans la vingtaine, avait une délétion de SHANK3, l’un des gènes qui, d’après les découvertes de mon équipe, subit une mutation chez certaines personnes autistes. Cette nouvelle m’a […]

Place your autism center in the community you serve, remove barriers to care, cast a wide net for autism signs, and do as much as possible in the first visit: These principles can help build a lifelong relationship with the community.

Getting an autism diagnosis can be difficult for many adults, due to the dearth of reliable tests, high costs and bureaucracy.

Clinicians need to be able to distinguish autism from post-traumatic stress disorder so they can provide the right support.

‘Registered reports’ — a type of paper in which experimental protocols are reviewed before the study begins — may make neuroscience studies more rigorous and reproducible.

Autistic people with a minority sexual orientation or gender identity face specific challenges, from having their self-assessments dismissed to difficulties advocating for their gender needs.

Robots may one day help therapists analyze behaviors and devise personalized sessions for autistic children.

Austria must train more autism specialists, expand its research funding and build more centers for autism diagnosis and treatment.

The best way to deliver surprises from genetic findings is to provide adequate information and counseling alongside the results.

It is not a matter of whether there will be clinical trials of genetic therapy for Angelman syndrome, but when.