Study points to racial disparities among hospitalized autistic children
Black children with autism who are hospitalized for psychiatric problems are more impaired than their white peers. Socioeconomic factors may explain the difference.
Black children with autism who are hospitalized for psychiatric problems are more impaired than their white peers. Socioeconomic factors may explain the difference.
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Developmental pediatrician Watfa Al-Mamari is building an autism program in Oman from the ground up.
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A new database cross-checks study participants to avoid double-counting variants linked to autism genes.
Understanding how gaze differs in autistic people may help improve their lives.