Amy Wetherby: Impatient for progress
A speech-language pathologist by training, Wetherby has spent more than four decades developing tools to help identify and treat autism early; now her work has taken on a more personal sense of urgency.
A speech-language pathologist by training, Wetherby has spent more than four decades developing tools to help identify and treat autism early; now her work has taken on a more personal sense of urgency.
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Autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently accompany each other; Scientists are studying both to understand how they differ.
With a growing acknowledgement of self-awareness in people with autism, self-report questionnaires are gaining popularity in research and clinical practice.
A widely used test for diagnosing autism may miss children whose parents are not concerned that their child may have the condition.
Autism and schizophrenia share a long and tangled history. Comparing the social features of the two conditions could lead to better treatments and a deeper understanding of each.
In children with a deletion on chromosome 22, having autism does not boost the risk of developing schizophrenia later in life.
Girls who show severe emotional or behavioral problems are more likely to be diagnosed with autism than those who do not.
President Trump’s comments on vaccines’ supposed link to autism and his proposed agency appointments are spurring scientists to take political action.