GATES, N.Y. – Saturday morning, the Gates Public Library hosted Campaign D, a nonprofit founded by people on the autism spectrum. The event featured a panel of autistic people who each picked five ...
"High-functioning autism" (HFA) is a term used to describe people with a certain level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They have milder symptoms and fewer challenges than those with more severe ...
What's in a label? Everything, advocacy groups say. May 25, 2011— -- Eileen Parker was 41 years old when she discovered her quirky, misunderstood behavior had a name: Asperger's. The syndrome, ...
February 18, 2010 — Inhaling the hormone oxytocin appears to improve social interactions in adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD), new research suggests. The study showed that ...
Readers weigh in on the challenges of defining and diagnosing the condition. To the Editor: Re “In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for ...
Every year, thousands of children miss critical windows for early autism intervention—simply because diagnostic tools rely too much on subjective observation. Once that window closes, the ...
On TikTok you'll find millions of users diagnosing themselves using the term "high-functioning" — high-functioning anxiety, high-functioning depression, high-functioning autism. The term ...
The appointment and recent confirmation of a new US Secretary of Health and Human Services has rekindled a long-standing debate about the cause(s) of autism and may launch a new round of studies on ...
Memantine, a drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease, was associated with significant improvement in social functioning in some children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without ...
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