Autism hasn't increased

A recent randomized clinical trial found autistic adults who participated in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) experienced significantly greater reductions in perceived stress, anxiety and depression compared to those receiving treatment as usual.

Based on more than 200,000 births in Southern California between 2006 and 2014, a new study suggests that exposure to wildfire smoke during the third trimester of pregnancy is associated with a higher likelihood of an autism diagnosis in children by age five.

Efficacy and effectiveness of robot-assisted therapy for autism spectrum disorder: From lab to reality

Autism-related traits are associated with faster autonomic processing, as measured through pupillary light reflex (PLR) dynamics in infancy, and are also linked to epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns

Team discovers molecular difference in brains of people with autism

Researchers discover molecular difference in autistic brains

Autism's confusing cousins

People who read right-leaning tabloid papers more often showed stronger negative automatic biases towards autism

Autism should not be treated as a single condition

Mixtures of dietary nutrients lessen behavioral deficits in mouse autism models

Autistic employees are less susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger effect. Autistic participants estimated their own performance in a task more accurately

Autistic individuals are more prosocial towards strangers and people they barely know compared to their non-autistic peers

83% of autistic children and adolescents suffer from life-disruptive sleep disorders including difficulty falling asleep, night walking, night terrors, movement during sleep…

Autistic people have significantly higher risk of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, and heart failure in a peer-reviewed study

Senator endorses discredited book that claims chemical treats autism, cancer

“The scientific literature is conclusive: it is society which must change and not its autistic members”.

Autistic adults are more likely to report suicide-related behaviours and psychological distress irrespective of previous traumatic experiences, according to new research.

CDC website changed to include false claims that link autism and vaccines

CDC Changes Webpage To Say Vaccines May Cause Autism, Revising Prior Language

CDC Changes Webpage to Say Vaccines May Cause Autism, Revising Prior Language

Don't believe claims that autism is caused by gut bacteria

Taking Two Supplements During Pregnancy May Reduce Autism Risk by 30% - Prenatal multivitamins were linked to a 34% reduction in autism risk, while folic acid alone was linked to a 30% reduction.

Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism

RFK Jr.'s loathesome edits: CDC website now falsely links vaccines and autism

Shared gut microbe imbalances found across autism, ADHD, and anorexia nervosa: A new study has identified distinct patterns in the gut bacteria of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder…

Taking prenatal supplements associated with 30% lower risk of autism

Existing evidence does not clearly link maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in offspring, finds a new umbrella review of systematic reviews published in The BMJ today.

No credible tie between Tylenol use and autism/ADHD study finds

AUTISM/GUT CAUSALITY CLAIMS CRUMBLE: All three supporting evidence lines rely on flawed methodology, tiny samples, and inconsistent findings, creating "pseudo-triangulation" instead of robust proof

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