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Opinion: If autism is a public health crisis, why is HHS pulling back?
12 Apr 2025 12:31 GMT
… underrepresentation of people with severe autism is dramatic despite issues ranging … entire population of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, including those individuals … of autism, we need comprehensive answers, and research must consider both genetic …
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Shocking Study: Chemical in US Drinking Water Increases Autism by 500%
12 Apr 2025 11:38 GMT
… increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorder.
A … more likely to develop autism and intellectual disabilities … several health problems, including autism and developmental delays.
Despite … child consumed or whether genetic factors might have influenced …
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Local autism support group works to dispel myths, raise awareness amid national debate
12 Apr 2025 03:58 GMT
… detection. They also say genetics and exposure to chemicals may … definitive link saying vaccinations cause autism.
"There was only … 39;s more awareness about autism, what autism is. We've … causes of autism — it could be anything from genetics to the …
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Despite RFK Jr.'s push for more research, Bay Area experts say: 'Vaccines do not cause autism'
12 Apr 2025 02:46 GMT
… children have been identified as autistic.
But despite some claims, experts … factors to autism.
"I would say environmental, and genetics are probably … 22 children being diagnosed as autistic.
Some have received this diagnosis …
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RFK Jr. vows to find cause of autism by September — experts have doubts
12 Apr 2025 01:49 GMT
… have shown that genetics plays a large role in autism, but that … 39;s no specific "autism gene." The U.S. National … condition with such a strong genetic component could be found … King, co-founder of Autistics 4 Autistics: Self-advocacy in Canada …
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RFK says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September
11 Apr 2025 23:24 GMT
… don’t cause autism. Leading autism advocacy groups, including Autism Speaks, agree.
… Research, including studies of twins, shows genes play … be involved. Leading autism organizations, such as the Autism Society of America …
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Families, advocates wary of RFK Jr.'s plan to find cause of autism by September
11 Apr 2025 22:43 GMT
Autistic people, parents and autism advocates are expressing … .
Geier and his father, geneticist Dr. Mark Geier, were … autism has been discovered, scientists have found a variety of genetic … risk of having autism, including having an autistic sibling, being …
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RFK Jr.: HHS will find cause of autism
11 Apr 2025 22:29 GMT
… . But something’s causing it.”
Autism is a developmental disability caused … don’t cause autism. Leading autism advocacy groups, including Autism Speaks, agree.
Research … , including studies of twins, shows genes play …
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Former top FDA official warns RFK Jr. against giving "false hope" on autism
11 Apr 2025 22:17 GMT
… from living sources, like gene therapies and blood donations … genetic and environmental factors could be interacting to cause autism. … of living autistic people," the Autistic Self-Advocacy … of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, which …
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The Association and Mediators Between Sleep Problems in Autistic Children and Parenting Stress
11 Apr 2025 21:59 GMT
… greater parenting stress.
Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Autism Behavior Checklist35–37 is … genetic, social, psychological, and other factors on sleep problems in autistic children … difficulties in autistic children: a network analysis. J Autism Dev Disord …