Autism
US healthcare watchdog announces $5.56 b. in expected savings despite administration fraud claims
The decline complicates the Trump administration's portrayal of an unprecedented crackdown on healthcare fraud.
The treatment that caused autistic children to start talking
‘Feelings in Between’: Autistic artists challenge stereotypes in new Jerusalem exhibition
‘To infinity and beyond!' Watching ‘Toy Story 5’ with my son on the spectrum - comment
Remembering Noya Dan on Autism Awareness Day
It would have taken just a little humanity for Hamas to leave this girl and her grandmother alive, but the terrorists possessed no such humanity.
Israel seeks after-school programs for autistic youth amid manpower shortage
The Education Ministry is considering alternative options, including after-hour programs, for autistic youth due to a shortage in special-ed staffers at daycare centers
20 years of Darkaynu: The year-in-Israel program for Jews with special needs
Darkaynu’s overall goal is to teach them practical skills for living a Jewish life, encompassing Shabbat observance and kashrut.
Alexithymia: Why many people struggle with expressing emotions - explainer
Alexithymics have difficulty naming their feelings, expressing them, or valuing them. Emotions are remote abstractions, pesky bothers to be brushed aside, denied, and ignored
Gut microbiome potential connection to autism revealed - study
Philadelphia Eagles football team foundation has named discovery among 34 projects specializing in cutting-edge autism research.
Autism Spectrum Disorder prevalence nearly doubles in Israel in five years
The increase is due to expansion of the definition and an increase in awareness by parents and educational frameworks.
Female mice are at the same risk of autism as males - study
A new rodent study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals striking similarities in synaptic abnormalities and behavioral patterns between male and female mouse models of ASD.
Parents of autistic children struggle during war, Hebrew U study reveals
Elevated stress has been triggered in parents of autistic children following the October 7 massacre and during the Gaza war.
Israel-Hamas war: Comedy to enjoy for wartime gallows humor
Jews have a rich tradition of gallows humor, and Israeli comedians have stepped up to do what they can to raise morale, even during the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
Pastor removed from school board after autism 'demonic' remarks
The pastor, Rick Morrow, preaches at the Beulah Church in Missouri and live-streamed the sermon, which was watched 114,000 times.
