Hacker News with Generative AI: Autism

Salon retracts 2005 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. piece on alleged autism-vaccine link (2011) (retractionwatch.com)
Salon today retracted a controversial 2005 story by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about an alleged link between autism and thimerosal, the mercury-based preservative formerly used in vaccines.

Science, Health, Media, Vaccines, Autism

26 points by leephillips 5 days ago | 1 comments

Autism's Four Core Subtypes (thetransmitter.org)
Despite the huge variation in how autistic people experience the condition, they can be divided into just four subgroups, according to a preprint. The people in these groups—who share similar traits and life outcomes—carry gene variants that implicate distinct biological pathways, the researchers found.

Autism, Science, Genetics, Biology, Preprint

141 points by domofutu 33 days ago | 120 comments

Tell HN: Texas about to execute Robert Roberson, a 57-year-old man with autism (ycombinator.com)
On Thursday, Texas is likely to execute Robert Roberson, 57, a man with autism sentenced to death in 2003 after his daughter Nikki died [1, 2].

Texas, Capital Punishment, Autism, Criminal Justice

29 points by rossant 38 days ago | 4 comments

Opinion letter about Robert Roberson, about to be executed in Texas (shakenbaby.science)
How far can we go in the name of "science"? As Robert Roberson, a 57-year-old autistic American, faces execution in Texas on October 17, this question takes on a particularly urgent resonance.

Capital Punishment, Autism, Science, Texas

13 points by rossant 49 days ago | 1 comments

Seven things I wish I would not hear as an autist (superdurszlak.dev)
Among all the health conditions, diseases, disabilities and neuro-developmental challenges, it seems that Autism Spectrum Disorder is notorious for giving everybody a solid headache, no matter how they came to interact with it - as researchers, diagnosticians, autists ourselves or people who just are there around us as our family members, partners, friends or acquaintances.

Autism, Personal Experience, Disability

16 points by todsacerdoti 52 days ago | 16 comments

Ro'im Rachok is an IDF unit for autistic adults (wikipedia.org)
Ro'im Rachok (Hebrew: רואים רחוק, lit. 'looking ahead') is a program designed to train young autistic adults in professions by the Israel Defense Forces.

Military, Autism, Israel, Employment

12 points by apsec112 53 days ago | 4 comments

Knocking out one key gene leads to autistic traits (rockefeller.edu)
More than 70 genes have been linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental condition in which differences in the brain lead to a host of altered behaviors, including issues with language, social communication, hyperactivity, and repetitive movements.

Genetics, Autism, Neuroscience, Research

43 points by marc__1 65 days ago | 89 comments

Ask HN: Former gifted children with hard lives, how did you turn out? (ycombinator.com)
For various life reasons, I developed depression, and I am autistic and have ADHD (diagnosed, treated). I didn’t get treatment for my ADHD till after college.

Life Experiences, Mental Health, Autism, ADHD, Gifted Children

375 points by askHN2024 67 days ago | 326 comments

Study: Playing D&D helps autistic players in social interactions (arstechnica.com)

Autism, Social Skills, Role-Playing Games, Games, Science

184 points by tomgp 76 days ago | 89 comments

Steve Silberman, writer on the Grateful Dead and autism, dies at 66 (sfstandard.com)

Obituary, Music, Autism

13 points by bookofjoe 78 days ago | 1 comments

Male autism is linked to brain aromatase disruption by maternal bisphenol A (nature.com)

Autism, Science, Biology, Health, Neuroscience

52 points by davikr 95 days ago | 14 comments

AFP Spent $500k Trying to Lock Up Autistic 13-Year-Old on Terrorism Charges (techdirt.com)