Autism

Haredi, Arab children with autism face inequality and delay in diagnosis, study finds

The study found two types of inequality: both in the lower rate of children who receive formal diagnoses of being on the spectrum and in a critical delay in the age of diagnosis.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is underdiagnosed in ultra-Orthodox and Arab-Israeli populations, according to Jerusalem Taub Center for Social Policy Studies.
 ‘INADEQUATE SLEEP raises the risk for numerous health conditions, including heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, and cancer, and too little sleep is also linked with an increased likelihood of developing mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and even suicidal tendencies.’

Three hundred Israelis took own life in 2025, some 7,000 attempted suicide, Health Ministry reveals

Autism and ADHD Diagnosis Using Artificial Intelligence

Israeli scientists unlock genetic links to Autism, brain disorder using CRISPR tech -study

Couple smiling at each other.

Subtle face movements can indicate your decisions, scientists say


Can we differentiate between autism types based on facial recognition? - study

“Our work may provide a blueprint for the next generation of research studies to move from biomarker discovery to validation to deliver optimal outcomes for autistic people,” the study concluded.

 Predicted faces of three Egyptian mummies based on their DNA.

New method to improve visual perception of people with autism developed in TAU

‘Memory flashes’ help patients generalize learning to other situations and may also help in rehabilitation after neurological injuries.

A NONVERBAL resident uses eye-tracking technology to communicate with her teacher at ALEH’s special education school in the Negev.

Jewish Agency chairman finally voted in: Doron Almog

71-year-old Almog is the founder and chairman of ADI Negev Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village and is a recipient of the Israel Prize.

Doron Almog and Yaakov Hagoel

Israeli scientists solve mystery: How human brain processes, stores movement

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists found that computation occurs not just in the interaction among nerve cells but also within each individual neuron. 

 Three pyramidal nerve cells in the motor cortex, whose job it is to send the motor commands directly to the spinal cord. The cells are characterized by a pyramidal shape of the cell bodies and highly branched dendritic trees, a feature that allows them to perform complex parallel processing.

Autistic teens exhibit their art at Abarbanel

This artistic effort is part of a larger vision, a wish that the walls between the mental health space and local residents be lowered.

Shahaf School Wing B

Mechanism of gene mutations linked to autism, Alzheimer's found by TAU

Drug found to be effective on lab animals indicates findings are ‘scientific breakthrough’

 Headache touching forehead

Safety-tech company AngelSense launches new product for autism awareness month

AngelSense's monitoring technology and safety features provide protection for real-life emergencies that families with special needs and autistic children of all ages all too often experience.

 AngelSense has launched a new lighter and smaller version of their original tracking device

Letters to the editor April 11, 2022: Their opinions are of little interest

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

If only people were actually aware about Autism - opinion

April is Autism Awareness Month, and while awareness has progressed in the last decade, it's still not where it should be.

 DANNY ENJOYS watching the view out the window during a train ride.

Fashion on the street for people on the autism spectrum

Almost everyone who will take part in the show has a personal connection to autism, either because they are on the spectrum themselves or have a family member who is, or through their work.

 Demonstration in Tel Aviv to increase budget for people with autism over 21 years of age.