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Children with autism and average IQs consistently demonstrated superior math skills compared with nonautistic children in the same IQ range, ...read more

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I'm not laughing. In fact, I'm fuming. A developmentally disabled 42 year old man named Robert Schiavelli was slapped with ...read more

Researchers have discovered that the protein product of the gene MECP2, which is mutated in about 95% of Rett syndrome ...read more

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The presence of an animal can significantly increase positive social behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders, according to new ...read more

Difficulty in registering and responding to the facial expressions of other people is a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ...read more

Scientists are shedding a new light on the effects of autism on the brain. Researchers have identified that connectivity between ...read more

The romantic notion that mental illness and creativity are linked is so prominent in the public consciousness that it is ...read more