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Research by Topic: quality of life
Podcast: Ode to autism dads
Published June 18, 2018On this week’s podcast, a special episode highlighting recent research focusing on fathers. This includes genetics, parental stress and quality of life, and broader autism phenotype features. Of note, two new studies that look at antidepressant exposure in father and probability of having a child with autism – a variation on studying maternal exposures.
Filed under: antidepressant, asf, Autism, broader autism phenotype, dad, exposure, father, featured, Genetics, parental stress, paternal, podcast, quality of life, research
What does Labor Day mean for people with autism spectrum disorders?
Published September 5, 2017Labor Day is a time to appreciate and honor all those people who work to make this world a better place. People with autism do that, but they also want to get paid and be employed just like anyone else. This Labor Day, the podcast summarizes challenges to studying employment in people with ASD, what […]
Filed under: Curtin University, employment, featured, Karolinska Institute, podcast, policy brief, quality of life, Stony Brook University