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  01/01/2020Forskning, Innlegg

  Five hot topics in autism research in 2019

  This year, researchers unearthed clues to the causes of autism — and how to treat it —from a variety of sources. Advances in tiny models of the human brain bared new details about the biology of autism and provided possible platforms for testing therapies. Studies of heart rate put a spotlight on the autonomic nervous system as a potential wellspring of autism traits. And others forged a controversial connection between the gut microbiome and autism. A few studies revealed important information about the time points at which different forms of autism are amenable to therapy. This year also saw scrutiny of tests used for screening and diagnosis, revealing gaps and limitations in the system for identifying autistic children. Here are the year’s top five topics in autism research.

• 19/08/2019Autisme, Deltagelse, Fakta, Innlegg

  Empati

  Det er en vanlig misoppfatning/ fordom at autister mangler empati. Denne misoppfatningen har hos noen ledet til oppfatningen at autister er psykopater. Sannheten er at autister ikke mangler empati, men Les mer

• 04/05/2019Arbeid, Barn og unge, Deltagelse, Fakta, Innlegg, Rettigheter, Skole og oppvekst

  Annenrangs borgere

  Det er bare å innse og innrømme at du og jeg er annenrangs borgere om vi er funksjonshemmede! Politikken som føres i dette landet vitner om at noen i samfunnet Les mer