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Gaze patterns in toddlers may predict autism
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The gaze of children as young as 16 months old may help predict whether they have autism and reveal finer-grained details, such as their verbal and social abilities.
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Diagnosis
Diagnosing autism is an evolving science but a crucial first step to understanding the disorder.
May 2019
News
Diagnostic tests don’t miss girls with autism, study suggests
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Boys and girls with autism get virtually identical scores on three commonly used diagnostic tests, suggesting that sex doesn’t affect the scores.
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April 2019
Opinion / Viewpoint
Dutch project aims to raise awareness of autism in women
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A new network in the Netherlands is focused on problems and solutions specific to autistic girls and women.
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Features / Deep Dive
In search of truce in the autism wars
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The fight between those who define autism as a medical condition and those who see it as a mere difference has reached vitriolic levels. Can the two sides come together to support all autistic people?
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New autism prevalence stats spotlight challenge of early diagnosis
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The prevalence of autism in 4-year-old children in the United States increased to match a previously reported rise in 8-year-old children, but children are still being evaluated later than is ideal.
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Features / Deep Dive
How families are driving the study of autism genes
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Parents of children with rare autism-linked mutations are banding together for support and to join forces with scientists, accelerating the pace of research.
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March 2019
News
Australia adopts standards for autism diagnosis, to mixed reviews
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Australia has become the latest country to establish guidelines for diagnosing autism, but getting clinicians to comply may be difficult.
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Features / Deep Dive
Righting the gender imbalance in autism studies
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Autism doesn’t just affect boys and men, but research on the condition still predominantly focuses on them. Some scientists are finally beginning to include women and nonbinary people in their studies.
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Researchers pan blood test for autism as premature for clinical use
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Doctors can now order a blood test that its makers say may help flag autism, but experts say the test is not appropriate for use in clinics.
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February 2019
Features / Deep Dive
Untangling the ties between autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently accompany each other; Scientists are studying both to understand how they differ.