A new parent questionnaire is the first test designed to gauge anxiety in children with autism1. About 40 percent of autistic children have anxiety, compared with roughly 25 percent of typical children2. But anxiety may manifest in unusual ways in autistic children, such as a fear of flushing toilet…

The fragrance of jasmine can have a powerful impact on your health.Source: The Autism Site

There are tools to help those with autism communicate with first responders, but too few people utilize them.Source: The Autism Site

About 1 in every 100 children in China has autism, a prevalence on par with that in the United Kingdom and somewhat shy of that in the United States, according to a new study1. The findings suggest that autism is more common in China than previously thought. Autism was not recognized in China until …

Sequencing can identify mutations linked to autism even before a child’s birth – especially in cases where doctors suspect problems, two new studies suggest1,2. In the studies, scientists sequenced fetal DNA only when ultrasounds revealed atypical development of limbs or other organs, and they gave …

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Every school should do this!Source: The Autism Site

The next day, Officer Lynema returned to his home -- only this time, he brought some very special backup.Source: The Autism Site

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Autism is primarily a genetic condition: Most of the risk for autism comes from genes1. Mutations in more than 100 genes are known to lead to the condition. There are four types of tests that can detect these mutations, as well as structural variations that may lead to autism. As researchers learn m…

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This support dog has deeply impacted the lives of everyone in the family.Source: The Autism Site

Advances in genetic testing technologies over the past few years have made it possible for clinicians to provide a genetic explanation for nearly 25 percent of all cases of autism. This is an astonishingly large increase from a little more than a decade ago, when the rate of genetic diagnosis was le…

Depression may show up as insomnia and restlessness in children with autism, rather than as the more common feelings of sadness, a new study suggests1. Estimates of the prevalence of depression in autism range from 10 to 72 percent2,3. Still, a 2015 study found that only about half of autistic indiv…