Rapper Fat Joe recently talked about the dramatic way he became a single dad of his fi rstborn son Joey, w ho has autism and Down syndrome. In a recent interview with Shannon Sharpe on his podcast ...

More people are relying on social media – such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit – to learn about mental health ...

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Austin athletes with Down syndrome and autism will compete in the Ascension Seton SuperTri with unified teams.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of data. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely ...

Individuals with the neurodevelopmental disorder Williams syndrome have a gregarious "cocktail party" personality, while those with the opposite genetic alteration, in contrast, tend to have autistic ...

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In 2019, geeks are cool, and the idea that they might be on the autism spectrum is celebrated. Nowhere is this truer than in Silicon Valley, one of the few places in America where social quirkiness ...

Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the equivalent of the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new animal study by CU ...

Autistic authors often describe themselves as aliens from outer space, but remarkable new research by Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Wanda Lattanzi, and Elliot Murphy suggests that many characteristics of ...