Cafe Eden, based at Keighley College, was founded by Fiona Thompson after her son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition when he was four years old. She launched the facility – with backing ...

A close examination of a recent paper about autism diagnosis in children and adults reveals powerful, surprising stories.

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New research found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism likelihood at a younger age, including those presenting ...

Kennedy sees autistic people as problems to be solved, not as people with disabilities who deserve to be accepted.

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Advanced genetic testing helped clinicians identify novel SMN1 mutations in two children in China, and correctly diagnose ...

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From 2011 to 2022, there was an increase in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses among children and adults.

When their daughter Addelyn began showing signs of what would later be diagnosed as autism, Jack and Samantha Gaffney felt like they’d been hit by a curveball in ...