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New group faces backlash over its goals for severe autism
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A new advocacy group for people with severe autism taps into the deep divide in the community over who should speak for those on the spectrum.
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Science & Society
From funding decisions to scientific fraud, a wide range of societal factors shape autism research.
Features / Deep Dive
Europe’s race to ramp up genetic tests for autism
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Many countries in Europe are reckoning with the growing demand for genetic tests for autistic people — and the accompanying ethical and scientific considerations.
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Unvaccinated teenagers fight for right to immunization
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More and more children whose parents refuse to vaccinate are discovering as teenagers that their bodies are at the center of a roiling tug-of-war between science and pseudoscience.
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U.S. measles outbreak sends hesitant families scrambling for vaccines
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Demand for measles vaccine has surged in the Washington county where the highly contagious virus is linked to more than 50 confirmed illnesses this year — including among people who had previously shunned the shots.
February 2019
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Immigration fears force family to forego autism services for citizen child
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As U.S. immigration enforcement becomes stricter under the Trump administration, more immigrant families are cutting ties with healthcare services and other critical government programs.
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January 2019
Features / Deep Dive
Revelando los secretos del síndrome X frágil en Colombia
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Una remota ciudad colombiana es el hogar del grupo más grande de personas con síndrome de X frágil. Los científicos están aprendiendo de ellos y tratando de ayudar.
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Multimedia / Webinars
Webinar: Christine Wu Nordahl reveals new autism brain-imaging strategies
Watch the complete replay of Christine Wu Nordahl discussing new ways to expand participation in autism brain-imaging studies.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Reaching out to families can inspire new autism research
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For students and early-career investigators, opportunities to meet and talk with the people they are trying to help underscores why the work matters.
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U.S. government shutdown threatens research grants, autism care
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As the partial government shutdown in the U.S. enters its sixth week, some scientists are working without pay, and federal workers with autistic children are restoring to desperate measures.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
How to offer support for young autistic children in South Africa
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Coaching caregivers in early-intervention strategies may be the most effective way to help young autistic children in South Africa.
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Features / Deep Dive
How to help low-income children with autism
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Autistic children from low-income families are undercounted and underserved, a gap community leaders are working to bridge.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
How to help underserved groups gain access to autism care
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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.
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Parents forced to trade custody for children’s mental-health care
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Each year, dozens of families in Illinois give up custody of their children to help them get mental-health services.