Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The beauty of the autism spectrum is: it speaks to this heterogeneity. And the downside [is that] it covers up the differences,” ...

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A new study has identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, each with identifiable symptom clusters and lifetime trajectories. Researchers then linked each group to specific biological ...

An analysis of more than 5,000 individuals with autism reveals four distinct groups that link autism-related traits with underlying genetics. The work could lead to more precise diagnoses and ...

Imagine autism not as a single puzzle, but as a gallery of mosaics, each piece shaped by different traits, genes, and life experiences. Scientists have long known the condition is complex, but ...

Scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a rare genetic condition ...

Prospective parents are being marketed genetic tests that claim to predict which IVF embryo will grow into the tallest, ...

Parents’ genes – even when not directly inherited by a child – may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report by UCL researchers. The report, Understanding the ...