Efforts to ease the symptoms of autism are beginning to ramp up, with promising candidates in various stages of testing.
People on the spectrum often have subtle problems using language or making facial expressions. Pinpointing where those difficulties originate may help ease their social communication.
Children with autism are more likely to be prescribed antipsychotic medications earlier and for longer periods than are their typical peers.
By the time Ann Marie Owen turned to marijuana to treat her pain, she was struggling to walk and talk. She also hallucinated.
A large dataset that catalogs the features of many brain conditions could transform the quest for biomarkers of autism.
A low dose of a drug used to treat lymphoma may ease social problems in some forms of autism.
A new technology that converts near-infrared light to visible light can manipulate neurons nestled deep in the brain.
A modified version of the genetic engineering tool CRISPR may restore expression of the gene mutated in fragile X syndrome.
In a new program, teachers recruit typical students to help children with autism play during recess.
Folic acid, a B vitamin, may lower autism risk and ease features of the condition.
Children with autism who speak few or no words improve in their verbal abilities after their parents learn to engage them in conversation during play.
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