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Illustrative image of a brain scan (utah778; iStock by Getty Images)
February 5, 2026, 3:25 pm
Israeli researchers identify gene that causes elusive neurodevelopmental disorder
Using CRISPR, Hebrew University of Jerusalem team finds PEDS1 enzyme linked to reduced brain size; study maps 331 genes essential to brain and neuron development
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of a pregnant woman undergoing an ultrasound test. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
December 18, 2025, 10:20 am
Israeli study: Untreated chronic thyroid condition in pregnancy ups autism risk in children
In peer-reviewed research of 51,000 pregnant women, Ben-Gurion University scientists find that if hormone imbalance is ‘adequately treated,’ kids don’t exhibit higher occurrence of ASD
By Diana Bletter
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, October 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 11, 2025, 11:10 am
RFK Jr. accused of antisemitism over claim that ‘early’ circumcisions lead to autism
Nadler urges colleagues to ‘clearly denounce’ health secretary’s ‘antisemitic remark’ about child circumcision and subsequent Tylenol use; scientists decry lack of evidence for claim
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Itay & Beyond scientists and researchers at a lab at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. (Courtesy)
February 23, 2025, 8:18 am
Israeli scientists fuse ‘brain tissue’ and electronic chips to test autism treatment
Biotech startup Itay & Beyond uses AI analysis of a ‘brain-on-a-chip’ made from stem cells to predict drug efficacy for neuropsychiatric disorders, expedite testing and development
By Sharon Wrobel
Dr. Sharon Bratman-Morag of Rambam Medical Center discovers the TBCB gene mutation that causes a type of Autism Syndrome Disorder. (Rambam Medical Center)
December 3, 2024, 6:30 pm
Israeli researchers discover gene mutation in Ashkenazi Jews that can cause autism
One in 80 Ashkenazi Jews carry the TBCB gene; Israelis can now test for it as part of the Health Ministry national healthcare basket
By Diana Bletter
Tel Aviv University doctoral student Inbar Fischer researches the SHANK3 gene mutation involved in genetically-based autism, in an undated photo. (Tel Aviv University)
November 25, 2024, 9:56 pm
Israeli study finds gene mutation that may cause some autism, possibly enabling treatment
About a million people worldwide have autism originating in mutation in SHANK3 gene
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative image of autism (KatarzynaBialasiewicz; iStock by Getty Images)
January 15, 2024, 5:07 pm
War trauma compounds challenges faced by autistic children and their families
Much-needed routine, predictability, and consistency are taken away by rocket fire, displacement, and absence of loved ones since October 7. How can special-needs families cope?
By Renee Ghert-Zand
12-year-old Noya Dan, seen here in a Harry Potter-inspired costume, was murdered by Hamas alongside her grandmother Carmela on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz. (via X)
October 31, 2023, 1:22 am
A Harry Potter fan’s murder reverberates from Israel to Boston
Back in the US, Jason Greenberg mourns relatives killed and captured by Hamas, including autistic girl Noya Dan: ‘She was an interminable Harry Potter fan. It kind of defined her’
By Penny Schwartz
Illustrative: An empty classroom in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood of Jerusalem on February 10, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 20, 2023, 7:14 pm
High Court rejects Education Ministry move to shorten special education school day
Justices suggest manpower shortage can be made up through use of assistants and national service volunteers, to ensure children with autism have an adequate educational framework
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A kindergarten teacher seen at the 'Kobi kindergarten' in Moshav Yashresh, on February 8, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 17, 2023, 9:53 pm
High Court orders government to justify shortening special education school day
ALUT nonprofit for autistic children files petition seeking injunction against Education Ministry’s plan to end classes at 4 p.m. instead of 4:45 p.m. in upcoming school year
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: neurons inside the human brain (onimate via iStock by Getty Images)
June 10, 2023, 2:30 pm
New Israeli study shows link between autism and nitric oxide levels in brain neurons
Peer-reviewed research at Hebrew University’s Pharmacy School could lead to drug treatments for people with autism and other neurological conditions
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A research assistant holding a mouse used to study autism, December 15, 2021. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
May 23, 2023, 7:59 am
Israeli study reveals potential method for reducing symptoms of autism
Researchers find a direct link between levels of nitric oxide in the brain and condition in mice; reducing the amounts lowers indicators and behaviors
By ToI Staff
A rabbi at a Tel Aviv synagogue refuses entry to a father and his autistic son. (Screenshot/YouTube, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 19, 2023, 6:35 am
Rabbi at Tel Aviv synagogue bars autistic child from attending prayers
Father records video of rabbi dismissing his 10-year-old son, saying, ‘With a child like that, you are not praying’; rights group says incident violates anti-discrimination laws
By ToI Staff
Idan Fishslevich, a 22-year-old with high functioning ASD who was made a flight attendant for a day, is seen onboard an El Al plane before departing to Rome, Italy, February 20, 2023. (Tobias Siegal/Times of Israel)
February 28, 2023, 4:08 pm
To promote disability inclusion, El Al makes man with autism a crew member for a day
Fulfilling a childhood dream, volunteer soldier Idan Fishslevich, 22, becomes a flight attendant in a joint initiative by JNF-USA and Israel’s national airline
By Tobias Siegal
Illustrative: A nurse cleaning a wound on a patient (Serhii Hryshchyshen via iStock by Getty Images)
January 31, 2023, 12:45 pm
Autism intensifies experience of pain, Israeli study finds, challenging assumptions
Largest study on pain responses may affect medical treatment by making doctors and nurses aware that patients with autism may be hurting more than others, but don’t communicate it
By Nathan Jeffay
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