autism
Autistic people’s nerve cells differ before birth, new study finds
"Such studies will lead to a better understanding of brain development in both autistic and typical individuals."
Hannah Gadsby has a message for anti-vaxxers
In "Douglas," the Australian comedian opens up about her autism diagnosis.
Vaccines in no way cause autism, massive new study finds
More vaccine-autism facts for the fact-averse.
Why Are So Many Musical Geniuses Asocial? A New Study Reveals an Interesting Link
Musical savants have “enhanced pitch discrimination” and “increased auditory perceptual capacity.” But why?
Yale Researchers Find That Autism Genes Helped Us to Become Smarter
The study might also help us to identify the prodigy gene, should it exist.
The Evidence Is Overwhelming—Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism
Anti-vaxxers may have a friend coming into the White House, and medical experts are worried.
5 brilliant graphs that teach correlation vs. causality
Hilarious examples that prove how correlation does not equal causality.
The Key to Reversing Autism May Be in the Microbiome
Part of the rise in autism is due to better diagnosis, but Dr. Emeran Mayer thinks it's something in our environment, and within us, that has played a role in causing this increase.
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The Surprising Symmetry of Brains on the Autism Spectrum
MRI study finds brains of ASD subjects are more symmetrical than typical brains, which makes sense.
Researchers Set Up ‘Candid Camera’ To Test People’s Empathy and Altruism
When you see a stranger in some kind of hardship, how do you react? Researchers carried out a rare study in a real-life setting to assess the relationship between empathy and altruism.
Should Autism Be Cured or Is “Curing” Offensive?
Some within the autism community take issue with seeing autistic people as having a disorder, decrying the "cure culture".