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(Image courtesy of Intuition Robotics) A large-scale longitudinal study published in The Gerontologist has found that autism spectrum traits do not affect how spatial working memory declines with ...

(AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the ...

TV presenter Chris Packham has said that autism does not need a “cure” adding ... be impacting on your life in the same way that they do ours. So I appreciate that it niggles, but nevertheless ...

JB Pritzker's executive order banning the distribution of personally identifiable autism health data, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Springfield, Ill., following the announcement by U.S. Health and Human ...

Chris Packham has stressed that autism does not need a 'cure' and neurodivergent ... be impacting on your life in the same way that they do ours. So I appreciate that it niggles, but nevertheless ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A brand new event focused on supporting and celebrating the local autism community is now ... “I’ve always wanted to do a run before our walk, and so I’ve been ...

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Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic. That’s because it appears to ignore decades of science linking about 200 ...

WASHINGTON — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.

Left-handedness and certain neurological disorders could go hand-in-hand, a new study revealed, though the researchers and others acknowledged potential limitations. While about 10% of people in ...