9 Best Articles in 2022
Business Insider
Elon Musk said his AI brain chips company could 'solve' autism and schizophrenia
Business Insider
1 min read · From 2019 · Musk said he believes Neuralink will "solve a lot of brain-related diseases," naming autism and schizophrenia as examples. Autism is not a disease.
Reader View · Shared by 125, including Jake Jackson, Real Marsha Wright®, Thomas Power, Ron McIntyre, Vikram Dutt, Steve Silberman, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
The New York Times
How One Boy With Autism Became BFF With Apple’s Siri
The New York Times
~20 min read · From 2017 · How one 13-year-old boy with autism became BFF’s with Apple’s Siri
Reader View · Shared by 101, including Chi Mai, Nir Eyal, Gideonro, Liza Sperling, Graham Marshall, Claudia Sommer, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina
The Guardian
Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber surveillance weapon
The Guardian
9 min read · 2021-07-18 · Spyware sold to authoritarian regimes used to target activists, politicians and journalists, data suggests
Reader View · Shared by 700, including Tim Copeland, Alex Tabarrok, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tara Imani, AIA NCIDQ ASID, Chris Heilmann, Carissa Véliz, David Ndii, Carl Zimmer, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Maarten Lambrechts, Sascha Venohr, Privacy Matters 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺🌻, Thomas Power, Vinny Lingham, Steve Faulkner, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, hakan, Ian Schlakman, John Koetsier
Vox
I was 35 when I discovered I'm on the autism spectrum. Here's how it changed my life.
Vox
~12 min read · From 2017 · I knew, on some level, that I was autistic by the time I was in fifth grade.
Reader View · Shared by 77, including ✨ سعد, joshua stoner
The Guardian
Different for girls: understanding autism
The Guardian
6 min read · From 2019 · Girls with autism are often misdiagnosed, but a new graphic novel aims to put them in the picture, says Amelia Hill
Reader View · Shared by 16, including Dr. Cheryl Arutt
The New York Times
Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.
The New York Times
8 min read · From 2019 · The body’s microbial community may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in dementia, autism and other disorders.
Reader View · Shared by 75, including Jane, Howard Getson, Ward Plunet, fnord, Martin Rajcan 🇺🇦🕊, Tom Connor
Digital Trends
AR Therapy For Kids With Autism Aiming For FDA Approval
Digital Trends
1 min read · From 2020 · Stanford's Autism Glass Project helps kids on the autism spectrum recognize the emotions on faces around them. Its creators are now aiming for FDA approval.
Reader View · Shared by 19, including Richard Joerges, Rick King, Christoph Wilke
The Independent
Thousands more women getting tested for autism after ‘being missed for decades’
The Independent
4 min read · Mar 22nd · Exclusive: Experts say women and girls routinely overlooked by health professionals as autism wrongly thought of as male disorder
Reader View · Shared by 13, including Melissa Fach 🇺🇦, Steve Silberman, Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD
nature
High-profile autism genetics project paused amid backlash
nature
4 min read · 2021-09-27 · Study aimed at collecting DNA from 10,000 people with autism and their families has drawn criticism for failing to consult the autism community.
Reader View · Shared by 22, including Kevin Mitchell, Roger Highfield, Steve Silberman, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
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Stanford HAI
New AI-Driven Algorithm Can Detect Autism in Brain “Fingerprints”
Stanford HAI
4 min read · Apr 4th · Early, definitive detection of autism in patients could lead to timelier interventions and better outcomes.
Reader View · Shared by 10
medicalxpress.com
New AI-driven algorithm can detect autism in brain 'fingerprints'
medicalxpress.com
4 min read · Apr 6th · Stanford researchers have developed an algorithm that may help discern if someone has autism by looking at brain scans. The novel algorithm, driven by recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI),…
Reader View · Shared by 10, including Brian Ahier, AI
Futurity News
Algorithm uses brain 'fingerprints' to detect autism
Futurity News
3 min read · Apr 6th · Early, definitive detection of autism icould lead to timelier interventions and better outcomes. Brain "fingerprints" get researchers a step closer.
Reader View · Shared by 9
Association for Psychological Science
Collected Research on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Association for Psychological Science
5 min read · Apr 7th · Research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) published in various APS journals between 2017 and 2021 in recognition of Autism Acceptance Month.
Reader View · Shared by 6, including Larry G. Maguire 🇺🇦
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nature
High-profile autism genetics project paused amid backlash
nature
4 min read · 2021-09-27 · Study aimed at collecting DNA from 10,000 people with autism and their families has drawn criticism for failing to consult the autism community.
Reader View · Shared by 22, including Kevin Mitchell, Roger Highfield, Steve Silberman, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
Aeon+Psyche
Why the neurodiversity movement has become harmful
Aeon+Psyche
~13 min read · From 2019 · The movement has good intentions, but it favours the high-functioning and overlooks those who struggle with severe autism
Reader View · Shared by 57, including Vaughan Bell, Marylin Delgado, Larry G. Maguire 🇺🇦, Uta Frith, Moheb Costandi
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Lyra - The symbol to speech app for children with autism
Product Hunt 😸
1 min read · From 2019 · Lyra is the easiest, most affordable symbol to speech app designed specifically for children with autism who struggle with verbal communication. Based on the latest research and designed by an expert…
Shared by 21, including Ben Tossell, Ryan Hoover, Carlos Muñoz-Romero, Bill Johnston, hiten.eth
TED Talks
The forgotten history of autism
TED Talks
From 2015 · Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to “a perfect storm of autism awareness” — a pair of psychologists with an accepting view, an unexpected pop culture moment and a new clinical test. But to really understand, we have to go back further to an Austrian doctor by the name of Hans Asperger, who published a pioneering paper in 1944. Because
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Vox
Greta Thunberg became a climate activist not in spite of her autism, but because of it
Vox
6 min read · From 2019 · The 16-year-old climate activist’s radical approach to autism.
Reader View · Shared by 16, including massimo mantellini, Dr Catherine Breslin, Steve Silberman
Harvard Business Review
Is Your Company Inclusive of Neurodivergent Employees?
Harvard Business Review
5 min read · Feb 16th · How to hire and support workers with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette’s syndrome, and other diagnoses.
Reader View · Shared by 39, including 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Bill George, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Dr. Sally Eaves #TechForGood #GartnerSummitEMEA, Todd Kashdan, Tamara Sredojevic, Nige Willson, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
The Guardian
Greta Thunberg teaches us about autism as much as climate change
The Guardian
4 min read · From 2019 · Too many people with conditions such as autism still face cruel treatment, says Ian Birrell
Reader View · Shared by 13, including Thomas Power
Guardian Books
If I didn’t have autism, would my encyclopedic knowledge of dinosaurs be a problem?
Guardian Books
4 min read · 2021-07-06 · Some models of autism frame special interest as something unsettling and obsessive. This is an unfair double standard
Reader View · Shared by 15, including Steve Silberman
NBC News Health
There is no link between autism and measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, new study finds
NBC News Health
2 min read · From 2019 · A large new study finds kids who got no childhood vaccines were more likely to be diagnosed with autism than kids who did get recommended vaccinations.
Reader View · Shared by 14, including Tom Connor, Trey Tweets Into the Void, pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ