Autism
‘To infinity and beyond!' Watching ‘Toy Story 5’ with my son on the spectrum - comment
The villains in the early movies – Sid in "Toy Story 1" and the Prospector and Al in "Toy Story 2" – were wonderfully awful, and Danny always knew who the bad guys were.
Breakthrough in autism research: Brain scans reveal two distinct biological types
Understanding your autism even when the journey begins later in life - opinion
How writing can help some people with autism find their voice
Alexithymia: Why many people struggle with expressing emotions - explainer
Alexithymics have difficulty naming their feelings, expressing them, or valuing them. Emotions are remote abstractions, pesky bothers to be brushed aside, denied, and ignored
Gut microbiome potential connection to autism revealed - study
Philadelphia Eagles football team foundation has named discovery among 34 projects specializing in cutting-edge autism research.
Autism Spectrum Disorder prevalence nearly doubles in Israel in five years
The increase is due to expansion of the definition and an increase in awareness by parents and educational frameworks.
Female mice are at the same risk of autism as males - study
A new rodent study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals striking similarities in synaptic abnormalities and behavioral patterns between male and female mouse models of ASD.
Parents of autistic children struggle during war, Hebrew U study reveals
Elevated stress has been triggered in parents of autistic children following the October 7 massacre and during the Gaza war.
Israel-Hamas war: Comedy to enjoy for wartime gallows humor
Jews have a rich tradition of gallows humor, and Israeli comedians have stepped up to do what they can to raise morale, even during the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
Pastor removed from school board after autism 'demonic' remarks
The pastor, Rick Morrow, preaches at the Beulah Church in Missouri and live-streamed the sermon, which was watched 114,000 times.
High Court strikes decision to shorten school day for autistic kids
The Education Ministry published a temporary order to shorten the school days of autistic school children by 45 minutes due to a staff shortage, but the High Court has stopped it.
Missing Arizona girl reappears after four years
Navarro, who is now 18, went missing when she was just 14 years old.
Genetic defects in nerve cells of autistic children develop quickly, Haifa U. finds
The study found a recurrence of this phenomenon among children with autism originating in four different types of genetic mutations.
