Autism prevalence differs between Latino and white children in part due to structural inequalities within the U.S. education and healthcare systems. Social workers are in a prime position to help.
Most toddlers who screen positive for autism do not receive the recommended referrals for follow-up tests or therapies.
Francis X. Shen, a researcher at the intersection of neuroscience and the law, says scientists must include information about study participants’ income, education and race in their findings.
Nearly half of autistic children may show substantial changes in the severity of their autism traits from ages 3 to 6, according to a new study.
Researchers and clinicians need fast, effective tools to measure quality of life in autistic people.
Some people who have lost the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome say they feel a loss of identity and worry about a loss of services.
Robert Schultz hopes to use technology to change how autism is studied, diagnosed and treated.
Cut off from clients by the pandemic, clinicians are turning to video conferencing and other technologies to diagnose children with autism.
Doctors often conflate autism and intellectual disability, and no wonder: The biological distinction between them is murky. Scientific progress depends on knowing where the conditions intersect — and part ways.
A new blood test can identify within seven hours whether a person carries the genetic mutation underlying fragile X syndrome.