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December 02, 2021

Autism prevalence among 8-year-old Utah children has risen by nearly 30% in less than a decade.

August 16, 2019

Researchers at University of Utah Health have identified a link between autism and steroid hormone changes detected in the mother’s blood.

April 29, 2019

Raising a child with autism is no easy task, no matter where they fall on the spectrum.

January 21, 2019

Researchers at the University of Utah Health conducted the first population-based study of suicidality in individuals with ASD in the United States. The 20-year retrospective study found that for individuals with autism, particularly females, the risk of suicide has increased through time compared to their non-autistic peers.

January 11, 2019

The University of Utah’s Department of Psychiatry was awarded a $2 million, four-year grant from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enhance the capacity of the Utah Registry of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (URADD).

November 16, 2018

For decades, scientists have examined how regions of the brain communicate to understand autism. Researchers at University of Utah Health believe the symptoms of autism may result from sustained connections between regions of the brain.

April 28, 2017

Not every child on the autism spectrum will display the same behaviors.

April 24, 2017

If you were to stand in front of a panel of young people, could you recognize the autistic child?

September 01, 2016

Pokemon GO is popular all over the world, and is being praised for improving players’ health by getting them up and moving. The benefits go beyond physical well-being though, also impacting the mental health of those with depression and anxiety, as well as people on the autism spectrum.

March 31, 2016

Following a decade of alarming increases, the prevalence of the disorder didn't go up in an 11-site study.

December 10, 2015

Study in Utah and four other states suggests progress toward testing at-risk kids by age 3

May 05, 2015

The Ice Bucket Challenge raised more than $100 million to fight ALS. The Twizzler Challenge aims to do the same thing for people with autism.

April 28, 2015

Kids who have autism often struggle with organized team sports because of communication and social difficulties. But these five sports tend to be winners.

February 05, 2015

A new study out of Utah recommends physicians continue to induce labor for mothers who are under medical duress. Despite previous claims that inducing labor might increase the likelihood of a child being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), researchers and physicians from University of Utah Health and Intermountain Healthcare have found no association between the two.

November 01, 2014

Utah researchers and families made important contribution to national Autism Sequencing Consortium study.

July 08, 2014

University of Utah startup NeuroVersity and the Columbus Community Center, which provides support services for people with disabilities, launched a new pilot project to help address the increasing numbers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

April 09, 2014

Utah children continue to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at a rate higher than the national average

October 28, 2013

University of Utah researchers build on prior research by identifying an association between autism spectrum disorder risk and prenatal weight gain.

February 17, 2007

U Researchers Find Possible Autism Gene