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In 214 young people at clinical high risk for psychosis, the PANSS Autism Severity Score was internally consistent but showed near-chance agreement with a self-report autism questionnaire, a…
Read articleIn 173 newly diagnosed autistic children in India, those with low iron were about twice as likely to have significant emotional or behavior problems. The study was cross-sectional.
Read articleA 2026 narrative review of 62 sources found long waits, thin support after diagnosis and a weak handoff to adult care for autistic children and teens, with parents left to coordinate.
Read articleIn interviews, 24 Chinese parents of autistic children said short-video apps like Douyin taught them practical skills and gave them hope, but also fed confusion, comparison, urgency and sale…
Read articleIn interviews, 17 parents of autistic children in Spain described a long road to diagnosis, shock and sadness sometimes mixed with relief, little guidance afterward, family life reorganized …
Read articleA 2026 case report describes a man in his 30s with autism, childhood temporal lobe epilepsy and treatment-resistant schizophrenia whose delusions center on fictional media characters. Clozap…
Read articleParent ratings of 479 autistic children in China sorted into 4 social profiles. The most socially engaged group also had the most peer problems; the profiles still need replication.
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