According to Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to advocacy for those with autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a range of conditions characterized by repetitive behaviors, speech, ...

A line of CRISPR-edited beagle dogs carrying mutations in the SHANK3 gene now displays social deficits that closely mirror ...

For thirty years the search for autism medicines has hit the same wall, and a new peer-reviewed Perspective in Genomic ...

When you’re the parent of a child who’s on the autism spectrum, you can often have a different set of priorities than other parents. One thing that most parents do tend to have in common, though, is ...

Some children with autism spectrum disorder struggle with anxiety or have difficulty communicating in certain social situations. To help alleviate those struggles, researchers have studied various ...

The newest members of Chewy’s Boston office are two yellow labrador retrievers who will be using the city as their classroom to eventually help children with autism. Brothers Blue and Luca are 10-week ...

I received an interesting note from an acquaintance which started me thinking, and ultimately started me worrying. The note read, in part: "My sister lives in Brooklyn, in the Williamsburg area. In ...

I received an interesting note from an acquaintance which started me thinking, and ultimately started me worrying. The note read, in part: "My sister lives in Brooklyn, in the Williamsburg area. In ...

Canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD), or canine dysfunctional behavior (CDB), is a behavioral condition that mostly affects senior dogs. According to the NCBI, traits of the syndrome include ...

Most veterinarians choose not to diagnose dogs with canine autism, even though dogs exhibit the same signs and symptoms as ...

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