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Tag: data visualizations

February 2022

Spectrum Index: IQ deviations, rural disparities and underweight infants

by  /  23 February 2022

This monthly newsletter offers quick statistics on the latest data-centric, autism research studies.

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By the Numbers: Autism funding over time, West African research, racial reporting

by  /  16 February 2022

This edition of By the Numbers plots the rise of biology-centric autism grants, a dearth of West African autism research and the lack of racial data in intervention studies.

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Most autism intervention studies lack data on race, ethnicity

by  /  14 February 2022

Only a quarter of more than 1,000 autism intervention studies published since 1990 report on participants’ races and ethnicities, and just one included a Native American participant.

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Anorexia before or during pregnancy linked to having a child with autism

by  /  7 February 2022

The connection is likely mediated by environmental, not genetic, factors, according to a new study.

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January 2022

By the Numbers: Unequal ABA access, autism incidence by insurance type, criminal charges counts

by  /  20 January 2022

In this edition of By the Numbers, we discuss geographic disparities in access to behavior therapy, autism incidence among the privately or publicly insured and the rarity of criminal charges against autistic people in New Zealand.

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Spectrum’s Autism Drug Trial Tracker, an interactive tool to explore clinical trial data

by  /  12 January 2022

Spectrum’s Autism Drug Trial Tracker provides interactive, curated information about hundreds of clinical trials for autism and related conditions.

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Autism Drug Trial Tracker

by  /  12 January 2022

Explore hundreds of clinical trials with our interactive tool.

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Autism Drug Trial Tracker: User Guide

by  /  12 January 2022

Learn how to use the Autism Drug Trial Tracker, with specific examples and detailed explanations for each data column.

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December 2021
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By the Numbers: Autism in translation, rising prevalence figures, intelligence quotients

by , ,  /  21 December 2021

In this edition of By the Numbers, we discuss how translation alters a screening tool’s accuracy, the closing racial gap in autism prevalence numbers, and the preponderance of autism without intellectual disability.

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November 2021
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Age at autism diagnosis, first intervention drops to under 3 years

by  /  19 November 2021

Autism diagnoses in the United States now precede developmental services and interventions, according to a new study.

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