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Tests for Autism? Companies Are Selling Them, but Research Is Still Scant

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7 January 2026 at 15:07
By: Azeen Ghorayshi
Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

Should the Autism Spectrum Be Split Apart?

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1 October 2025 at 13:51
By: Azeen Ghorayshi
Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause.

Jodie Singer, 28, is severely autistic, speaking only in short, repetitive phrases and requiring round-the-clock care.

Trump’s Message on Tylenol Rankles People With Autism

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23 September 2025 at 18:35
By: Sonia A. Rao
Some welcomed more research and possible new treatments. But the administration’s embrace of unproven science and depiction of autism as a “crisis” has sown deep mistrust.

President Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have angered some people with autism by calling it a crisis.

New York to Pay $10 Million in Woman’s Death After Abuse in Group Home

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19 December 2024 at 23:11
By: Hurubie Meko and Benjamin Weiser
The state in 2019 paid a $2 million abuse settlement. In retaliation, staff members withheld the victim’s medicine, and she died in a hospital.

The allegations of what occurred within the walls of the brick building that housed 24 developmentally disabled residents were staggering.

An Autistic School Board Member Sued for Discrimination. She Won $10.

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1 February 2024 at 08:00
By: Claire Fahy
Sarah Hernandez said her school board colleagues discriminated against her by failing to accommodate her disability. She hopes her victory, despite the small payout, leads to change.

A jury sided with Sarah Hernandez, but the damages she received were nominal. She hopes to run for office again.

Despite Bans, Disabled Women Are Still Being Sterilized in Europe

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26 November 2023 at 00:22
By: Sarah Hurtes
Governments have declared the practice a human rights violation. But they have made exceptions that are divisive among parents, doctors and social workers.

At age 20, Kristin Smith’s mother arranged for her to have a tubal ligation.

He Admired Her ‘Grit and Grace.’ She Was Struck by His Kindness.

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25 August 2023 at 17:37
By: Valeriya Safronova
Bri Scalesse, model and disability advocate, knew Sheldon Nguyen was different right away. “We knew we could spend forever together,” she said, after quarantining together during the pandemic.

Bri Scalesse and Sheldon Nguyen, who met through a dating app in 2019, were married June 2 at Rule of Thirds, a Japanese restaurant and events space in Brooklyn.

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