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Race, income, education alter accuracy of autism screen
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Customized cutoff scores could boost the accuracy of a popular autism screen in certain populations.
Autism’s core symptoms accompany a constellation of subtle signs that scientists are just beginning to unmask.
Customized cutoff scores could boost the accuracy of a popular autism screen in certain populations.
Some individuals who have autism mutations show no signs of the condition; understanding why may lead to treatments.
Children with autism may have many of the cognitive difficulties seen in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Many researchers question the value of three early mouse models of autism, but the models have their staunch supporters.
Many tests for unusual behavior in mice are prone to operator error. Here’s how to avoid common traps.
Researchers have developed behavioral measures that can accurately diagnose autism in people; these lessons can and should be applied to mice.
After more than a decade of effort, scientists are questioning whether mouse models of autism can ever capture the social deficits seen in people with the condition.
An algorithm that decodes and quantifies mouse body language could reveal the brain circuits underlying certain autism features.
A mouse model based on exposure to an epilepsy drug offers a useful window into the brain circuits altered in autism.
A semirural Colombian town called Ricaurte is home to the largest recorded genetic cluster of people with mutations linked to fragile X syndrome.