(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Most people have heard this before, but it bears repeating: Association does not imply ...
The public-facing website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was changed this week, breaking with scientific consensus and stating there could be a link between vaccines and autism ...
A new study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open confirmed trends previously reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and others: autism prevalence is increasing dramatically. The authors ...
Professor Matt Lerner, PhD joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about neurodiversity. What are some signs of autism? What did people with autism do in the past? What does reading ...
Most people have heard this before, but it bears repeating: Association does not imply causation. An often-cited example is that there is a very strong association between ice cream sales and ...
Claims from the Trump White House about links between use of the painkiller acetaminophen—often sold under the brand name Tylenol in the U.S.—during pregnancy and development of autism have set off a ...