Long associated with autism, new research is questioning whether or not the ubiquitous puzzle piece serves as a pro or con for organizations tied to the developmental disorder. Dating to at least the ...

The research is a transformative step toward understanding the condition's genetic underpinnings and potential for ...

The discovery of four different subtypes of autism is a major step toward understanding the condition’s genetic underpinnings ...

Despite the journal’s move, however, the autism puzzle piece, which dates to at least the 1960s, is likely to endure. Autism Speaks has used the icon as its symbol since the group’s founding in 2005 ...

Sara Mae Pratt, 28, opened Puzzles in 2015, inspired by her sister Emily, who is on the lower-functioning end of the autism spectrum. "Here in New York, at age 21, that's when people age out of ...

Its origins can be traced back to the late 1960s when the Autism Society of America (ASA) adopted the symbol as its logo. Since the early aughts there has been a growing movement within the autism ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that autism rates rose nearly 30 percent from 2008 to 2010. The condition is estimated to affect 1 in 68 of American 8-year-olds ...

The chemical symbol for gold is “Au”, the first two letters of autism. The puzzle piece was created in the 1960s by non-autistic people to represent a condition they saw as tragic and mysterious.