News & Opinion
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2 February 2011Comments ( 0 )As genetic testing becomes routine, people are likely to face difficult choices about parenthood.
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2 February 2011Comments ( 0 )A rare childhood speech disorder related to social anxiety is associated with a gene linked to autism, according to a study published in December in Biological Psychiatry. The results suggest that the two disorders share a common mechanism.
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1 February 2011Comments ( 18 )A study on a SHANK3 mutation highlights the danger in using research tools to inform decision-making in the doctor’s office. This sort of concern is one of the reasons for SFARI Gene’s new efforts to develop criteria for evaluating the strength of autism gene candidates, and presenting this information to the broader community.
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1 February 2011Comments ( 1 )Infant siblings of children with autism tend to lag behind their peers at the earliest stages of language development before catching up at around 12 months of age.
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31 January 2011Comments ( 2 )The 'intense world theory' says autism stems from hyper-sensitive reactions to the world, allowing the individual to zoom in on tiny details, but ignore the bigger picture.
