Breakthrough for those with rare genetic disorders

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential of genetics to influence autism treatment and introduces a novel outcome measure developed by Rett Syndrome families.

This week, more on genetics as an influence to an autism diagnosis with a twist: can genetics lead to a specific treatment for core symptoms – across the board? How do you measure such broad symptoms? Our Rett Syndrome family friends and colleagues developed a novel outcome measure to capture what was most important to … Continue reading "Breakthrough for those with rare genetic disorders"

Topics covered

• genetics
• autism diagnosis
• treatment
• Rett Syndrome
• outcome measures

Keywords

• genetics
• autism
• treatment
• Rett Syndrome
• outcome measure
• core symptoms
• rare genetic disorders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Autism Science Foundation

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