Everyone knows the way to study infants with autism is through thorough testing of younger siblings of those with a diagnosis,...
Twins with autism, where either one or both is diagnosed, is crucial to understand the role of genetics and the environment...
Even though many parents of kids with autism and autistic adults are using cannabis (THC and CBD) and cannabidiols (CBD only),...
What do Princess Kate and Amy Schumer have in common, and what does it have to do with autism? The answer:...
PROBLEM/CONDITION: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). PERIOD COVERED: 2014. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is an...
The CDC released new prevalence numbers across 2010-2014 in 4 year olds. It reports differences across states, but matches the prevalence...
The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce that Autism BrainNet is accepting applications for recently acquired brain tissue from individuals with...
You may have heard the news: The prevalence of autism is 1:40 according to an email survey of parents. However, there’s...
People with autism have higher levels of GI problems than people without a diagnosis, and the microbiome is associated with GI...
While diagnosis before 3 years of age is ideal, circumstances may not always allow the earliest identification and diagnosis. This week’s...
A new study from the ASF-supported Baby Siblings Research Consortium explains why a few kids with autism do not receive a...
In Scientific American, ASF CSO Dr. Alycia Halladay discusses how autism research gets covered and suggests way to improve the reporting...