NDIS tool to determine support not tested on variety of disability types – including diverse autism, experts warn

Exclusive: Experts also alarmed ICAN tool – a three-hour interview – may be conducted by people with no allied health background ...
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Scientists Have Identified 4 Distinct Types of Autism Each With Its Own Genetic Signature

If you’ve met one person with autism, the saying goes, you’ve met one person with autism. This popular quote attributed to autism expert Dr. Stephen Shore captures a truth that has long challenged ...
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New science points to 4 distinct types of autism

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – didn’t resemble the ...

CHOP launches Philly-area autism therapy network in partnership with Soar Autism Centers

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Denver-based Soar Autism Centers have opened in Newtown the first of five planned early childhood autism centers in the Philadelphia region and expect the ...

Israeli scientists unlock genetic links to Autism, brain disorder using CRISPR tech - study

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic stem cells develop into brain cells.