Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Autistic adults may face changes in their autism symptoms, behavioral functioning, and health as they age, with some improving and some worsening, a new study shows. This insight may help autistic individuals and their families prepare and plan for the future.
[uw-reusable-content id=’29795′] Down syndrome is a genetic condition in which all cells in a person’s body have an extra copy of chromosome 21, also known as trisomy 21. Having this extra chromosome affects how an individual’s body and brain develops. Approximately one in 772 babies in the United States are born with Down syndrome, according …
