This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jade Wilson, a 31-year-old senior software engineer at Microsoft, about being diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Business Insider has verified Wilson’s employment and diagnoses. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When I first started working at Microsoft as a software engineer in 2022, I didn’t know I was …
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Groundbreaking discovery that’ll see autism diagnoses skyrocket… with one group of Americans hit the hardest
Groundbreaking new autism research suggests that already-rising diagnoses could jump more significantly in the coming years if a new framework for understanding the condition comes into play. The latest research out of Princeton University and the Simons Foundation uncovered four unique subtypes of autism, each with its own genetic ‘fingerprint’ – finally explaining why some children show signs early while …
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