Autism: “Society should adapt its functioning to people with autism”
What place do we give autistic people in society? On this World Autism Awareness Day, Why Doctor gives the floor ...
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TSA: “We feel excluded in our society where many things are not suitable for autistic people”
As part of World Autism Awareness Day, meeting with Thomas, a 26-year-old autistic man. THE ESSENTIAL Thomas was diagnosed with ...
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): detecting them with just a hair?
© ShutterstockIn France, around 100,000 young people under the age of 20 and 600,000 adults are autistic, according to the ...
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Your Child Not Responding to Your Baby Talk: A Sign of Autism?
An innate form of early communication and attachment with your toddler, "baby talk" would more effectively hold children's attention. However, ...
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Is there a link between autism and epilepsy?
According to a new American study, epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders may share the same pathological mechanisms. The cause: an ...
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Autism: a 787% increase in diagnoses in 20 years
Between 1998 and 2018, the number of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) jumped by 787% in England. An ...
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Autism: 3D facial scanners to determine the genetic cause
Facial asymmetry could be one of the genetic factors of autism. A discovery made possible by the use of 3D ...
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Why children with autism need support to cope with difficulties in school
In this study conducted in real school conditions, American researchers show that children with autism spectrum disorder are confronted at ...
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Autism: a questionnaire to detect it from early childhood
A questionnaire to be completed by parents could help diagnose autistic children at an early age. THE ESSENTIAL A new ...
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Autism: a different development in girls and boys
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), more commonly referred to as autism, develop differently in girls and boys. THE ESSENTIAL These disparities ...
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World Autism Day: “Extending genetic screening would be beneficial for children and parents”
On the occasion of World Autism Day, Why Doctor spoke with Pr Stanislas Lyonnet (geneticist/director of the Imagine Institute) and ...
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World Autism Day: “National Education clearly wants to get rid of my son”
On this World Awareness Day, Olivia Cattan, mother of three children and president of the SOS autisme France association, tells ...
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Autism may be linked to an imbalance in the gut microbiota
A dysregulation of the intestinal microbiota would be associated with autism spectrum disorder in children. THE ESSENTIAL Autism spectrum disorder ...
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This invention gently treats cavities in young autistic people
When they have a toothache, people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) find it difficult to express themselves, and are therefore ...
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Autism: taking antidepressants during pregnancy would not increase the risks
While some research has made a link between taking antidepressants during pregnancy and autism in children, a meta-analysis of several ...
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Autism: an application to diagnose the disease in children
The Lyon-based start-up Sibius has created a tablet application capable of helping to detect autism early and inexpensively. She hopes ...
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Autism: towards a blood test for early detection?
Thanks to the analysis of simple blood samples, American researchers have identified a new genetic network linked to the development ...
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Autism: the diagnosis is reliable from 14 months
The diagnosis of autism is reliable from 14 months. However, autism is diagnosed on average between 3 and 5 years ...
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Glyphosate: Baby pesticide exposure linked to autism
The exposure of the fetus to common pesticides (including glyphosate) during pregnancy, and of the newborn in the first year ...
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Girls and women with ASD: three examples
Three women you wouldn't expect to have autism Autism is sometimes not recognized in girls and women, or it only ...
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