Autism in Middle and Old Age: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know?
Research suggests that autistic adults face more health problems than others as they get older. What do we really know about autism in middle and old age?
Learn MoreThe articles and webinars below look at a number of medical issues encountered by the autism community including access to care, seizures and epilepsy, gastrointestinal problems, sleep, and medications.
Browse Topics A-ZResearch suggests that autistic adults face more health problems than others as they get older. What do we really know about autism in middle and old age?
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Heather Volk, Ph.D., M.P.H., talks about recent advances in our understanding of autism and the environment.
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Matt Siegel, M.D., discusses approaches to the assessment and treatment of people in autism inpatient settings.
Learn MoreSarah arrived in a hospital psychiatric unit wearing a helmet to protect her when she banged her head. Was autism and puberty the cause of her worsening behavior? The answer may surprise you.
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Calliope Holingue discusses gastrointestinal symptoms in autism and how to help manage them.
Learn MoreWhen someone with autism seeks mental health treatment, do doctors and psychologists ask about gastrointestinal problems?
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Sarah Spence discusses autism and epilepsy.
Learn MorePeople with autism have a higher chance of developing epilepsy. What do we know about the autism-epilepsy connection?
Learn MoreSandra Sermone refused to wait. She had seen her son Tony through heart surgery, a feeding tube, brain scans, countless blood tests, and medical appointments. This little boy who struggled to eat, talk, and play was getting worse. Sermone had three things: a telephone, a computer, and an inability to be discouraged. She would find an answer for what was happening to her child.
Learn MoreTwo brain imaging studies suggest it is possible to detect autism in high-risk infants as early as 6 months.
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