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Autism Symptoms and Diagnosis in Adults

WEBThe mean age of autism diagnosis in the US and UK is 4 to 5, though later diagnoses do occur (Zwiagenbaum et al., 2019).Age at diagnosis depends upon variables such as …

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Standaradizing Proper Medical Care for Individuals with …

WEBStandardizing Proper Medical Care for Individuals with Autism. For more than 50 years, doctors and researchers viewed autism solely as a neurodevelopmental disorder. In …

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Microbiota therapy may lead to lasting beneficial changes …

WEBMicrobiota transfer therapy (MTT) may lead to long-term improvements in the gut health of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), according to a recent study by Khemlal …

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Resources on the Gut-Brain Connection in Autism

WEBGastrointestinal conditions like constipation, abdominal pain, and GERD often co-occur with autism and can significantly impact daily living and quality of life for autistic people. …

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Co-Occurring Conditions and Autism

WEBCo-occurring medical conditions can be challenging to diagnose, particularly so for patients with autism since the core symptoms and communication differences can mask specific …

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Autism and Anxiety

WEBResearch has shown that the incidence of anxiety in people with autism may be significantly higher than in the general population. One systematic review of the …

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Autism Mental Health Resources

WEBThe prevalence of mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, AD/HD, OCD, and suicidality is significantly higher among autistic individuals than in the non-autistic …

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7 Disorders Closely Related to Autism

WEBFragile X. Fragile X syndrome (also known as Martin-Bell syndrome) is a sex-linked genetic disorder. The exact frequency of Fragile X syndrome is unclear, but the CDC estimates …

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Nutrition and the Gut-Brain Connection

WEBPresented by Kara Gross Margolis, M.D. Over the last decade or so, researchers have begun to look deeply into the gut-brain connection. It may seem obvious that what …

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Self-Advocacy & Autism

WEBLearning to Self-Advocate. Most neurotypical people learn how to advocate for themselves and what to disclose, through a combination of observation, practice, and self-reflection. …

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Immune Function in Autism

WEBImmune system dysregulation is linked to various conditions that co-occur with autism. These include chronic inflammation, GI problems, autoimmune diseases, and mental …

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Aging in Autism: A Call to Action

WEBThe 2013 U.S. census reports 63 million people who are age 60 and older. This would amount to 31,500 seniors with autism in the U.S. Using a less conservative statistical …

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Lifestyle issues play role in shorter life expectancy

WEBIndividuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a shorter life expectancy than people in the general population, and a new study suggests that lifestyle issues play a …

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GI Issues & Autism: Potential Brain-Gut Serotonin Link

WEBHer basic and translational research focuses on the relationship between intestinal serotonin, gut dysfunction and the potential role of serotonin as a gut-brain link …

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Mission Statement

WEBTo advance the health of autistic people through biomedical research and free education. Established in 1967 by psychologist and renowned father of modern autism research Dr. …

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Sexual Victimization in Autism

WEBAutistic youth are three to four times more likely than non-autistic youth to experience sexual victimization, and between 40% and 50% of autistic adults report experiences of …

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