Jhovana Figueroa was diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler. For StoryCorps, Figueroa and his mom talk about his childhood and their hopes for the future.

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A historian of medicine told Newsweek: "Disease names are always provisional because they are human constructs." ...

A long‑overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic ...

A long-overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic ...

After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial call to ...

The number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder in the U.S. has been on the rise for the past two decades.

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Discover the inspiring story of a 31-year-old RP valedictorian who overcame past challenges to achieve academic excellence.

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