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Pre-autism symptoms and the genetics behind them

Posted April 11, 2016

Instead of looking at genes associated with the big "autism", researchers at the University of Miami are considering how genes influence specific autism...

What does autism awareness mean for the one in sixty eight?

Posted April 4, 2016

In honor of world autism awareness day, this podcast is dedicated to the new prevalence numbers of 8 year old children with autism. Is this a trend...

Autism genes that are seen in everyone

Posted March 28, 2016

This was a very genetics-centric week because of two exciting new publications that focused on genetic risk factors.  In the first, Dr. William Brandler...

The world agrees on studies of early autism. Find out what they think.

Posted March 21, 2016

Studies of very early signs of autism, even before an official diagnosis can be made, has led to better recognition of early signs and driven earlier...

Help for children with minimal language

Posted March 14, 2016

About 25-30% of children with autism show language impairment or no language at all, and these families often use assisted communication devices like...