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For President Obama, 2013 wasn't just the year of Obamacare. It was also the year of the brain. In April, Obama announced his Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SELF spoke with researchers, clinicians, and advocates to understand the uptick in diagnoses of autism in adult women—plus, what ...

Recent research suggests rates of the condition in both sexes may be equal – so why have so few women been diagnosed in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study reveals rapid evolution of common brain neurons may explain autism’s high prevalence in humans (CREDIT: Shutterstock) What ...

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev psychology researchers have found two groups of children who received delayed autism diagnoses. The earlier children are diagnosed—ideally in the first two to three ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It is the night of Halloween, and many trick-or-treaters will be making their rounds, hoping for lots of candy. However, some children may have trouble communicating ...

Autism has a significant and enduring sex bias, with roughly four boys diagnosed for every girl. For many years, experts have believed this disparity arises primarily from diagnostic inequities ...

A mother documents her family’s journey through puberty, autism, grief, and the systems that define adulthood without independence. This film isn’t about explaining autism. It’s about time and what ...