The latest autism research news stories with ASF Chief Science Officer Alycia Halladay
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This week a group of experts met to build consensus around the effects of environmental chemicals on the developing brain. Autism was part of this discussion. And a new large-scale study shows that c-sections do not cause autism, it is something else related to c-sections.
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Study on the amazing brains of females with autism highlighted in the special issue of Molecular Autism focusing on the sex difference. In addition, recommendations for research by researchers is outlined.
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The largest study on parental age and autism reveals more age groups at risk for having a child with autism. So what does this say about a single unitary “cause” for autism? And is this type of finding specific to ASD or is ASD now a condition that is affected by parental age? Also, vocational rehabilitation programs that are effective for both men and women with autism.