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Autistic Youth Face Hardship in Post-School Years
Youth with autism spectrum disorders struggle to engage in further education or employment once they finish high school, a nationally representative survey found.
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Autism Criteria Critics Blasted by DSM-5 Leader
PHILADELPHIA -- The head of the American Psychiatric Association committee that's rewriting the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders took on the panel's critics here, accusing them of bad science.
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Lab Notes: Weak Sperm Passed Down to Sons
The effects of antibiotics, particularly reduced sperm viability, carry over for at least one generation. Also in this week's Lab Notes, what mice can teach us about autism and how ALLListeria tricks the body.
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SSRI Benefit in Autism May be Overstated
The reported benefits of selective serotonin receptor inhibitors for treating the repetitive behaviors of autism spectrum disorders may be exaggerated by the selective publication of positive results.
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Lab Notes: Chew's Lethal Weapon
The long-sought tobacco component responsible for causing the oral cancers seen with smokeless products may finally have been isolated. Also this week: a new way to boost the host's immune attack on HIV.
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