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Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum

After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial call to scrap our current view of the condition and start again

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There’s no such thing as a normal brain: Best ideas of the century

Mind

There’s no such thing as a normal brain: Best ideas of the century

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What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

Mind

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

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Mind

2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug helps with autism

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Mind

Autism may have subtypes that are genetically distinct from each other

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Health

What we know, and don't, about the link between painkillers and autism

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Society

US plans massive health database to study autism – will it work?

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A new picture of autism in girls is emerging, says Gina Rippon

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Teenage girl listening to music and playing with push pop toy while lying down on sofa at home

Mind

It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

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A group of teen girls and their coach in a huddle, discussing game play

Mind

A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls

By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed

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Mind

Nine profiles of neurodiverse people reveal rich and creative worlds

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Mind

What neurodiversity means for psychiatrists and the people they help

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Health

Cannabis use in pregnancy may raise children’s risk of ADHD and autism

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Mind

Simon Baron-Cohen: Why autism and invention are intimately related

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