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'Highly unsettling': Autistic lawmakers condemn Trump admin's approach to the disorder
25 Sep 2025 01:28 GMT
… commonwealth, both Democrats, are openly autistic. They have decried the administration … ), chair of the Pennsylvania Autism Caucus, is also autistic. She criticized how … job that raised issues characteristic of an autism diagnosis, like struggling to …
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Scientists discover ‘key clues’ to cause of autism – and it’s nothing to do with paracetamol
24 Sep 2025 17:49 GMT
… According to the National Autistic Society, autism is likely to have … no link."
Key characteristics of autism
These are some features … differently.
Sensitive to senses
Autistic people can be much … a trait of autism, but the National Autistic Society says …
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Autism through the Ages: From Ancient Descriptions to Modern Neurodiversity
24 Sep 2025 17:03 GMT
… Hoffman as an autistic savant, brought autism into mainstream consciousness … ASAN, founded 2006) amplified autistic perspectives, challenging paternalistic models … 2018).
Michael Rutter, Infantile Autism: Concepts, Characteristics, and Treatment (London: …
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The Politics of Autism, Part One
24 Sep 2025 14:41 GMT
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The two core characteristics of autism are challenges with social … meaning everyone who is non-autistic — social behavior,” Murray said. … be really difficult for autistic people.”
Approximately 1 in … about and understanding of autism spectrum disorders has “ …
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These symptoms are commonly overlooked in adults with autism, experts claim
24 Sep 2025 05:52 GMT
… source.
Adults with autism may not display every characteristic, and behaviors and … feel unnatural.
Masking can help autistic adults navigate daily interactions, but … and exhaustion, Autism Speaks reports.
Gender differences
Some autistic people choose to …
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Trump’s claims on paracetamol’s link to autism unscientific: Experts
24 Sep 2025 03:04 GMT
… 127 persons had autism, according to the WHO.
Characteristics may be detected … .
The abilities and needs of autistic people vary and can evolve … both autistic people and their caregivers.
1 in 127 people had autism …
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Altered cognitive processes shape tactile perception in autism
23 Sep 2025 22:40 GMT
… in autistic individuals and replicated in several mouse models of autism, including … low-salience discrimination also characterizes autistic individuals, and to investigate the … are not considered a general characteristic of autism (Grubb et al., 2013 …
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Suzanne Crowe: Trump linking paracetamol with autism is misinformation at its most horrible
23 Sep 2025 22:37 GMT
… paracetamol during pregnancy to autism, so reprehensible.
Trump is … many possible connections with autism.
Initially, the authors … no increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual … socioeconomic status, and societal characteristics.
It is also vital …
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In dispensing advice on Tylenol and autism, Trump takes on a new role: doctor in chief
23 Sep 2025 21:05 GMT
… increase the risk of autism, and that multi-vaccine … . Researchers have stressed that autism is a complex, multifactorial … its findings, among other characteristics. But at his press … centered around the purported Tylenol-autism link, he also offered …
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Trump and RFK Jr. are making claims about autism. What do medical experts say?
23 Sep 2025 17:13 GMT
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The two core characteristics of autism are challenges with social … — meaning everyone who is non-autistic — social behavior,” Murray said. … be really difficult for autistic people.”
Approximately 1 in … vast, vast majority of autistic individuals just want a …