{"id":2029,"date":"2022-02-08T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/contact-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:06:10","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;blog-section-377&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;wrap address blog-content-3456&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;sub-form-section&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_wp_search][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Browse Articles by Topic&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:18px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;heading-mr-40&#8243;][vc_wp_categories options=&#8221;count,hierarchical&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;grid-post-section&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\n\t<section class=\"cf block loop-grid\" data-id=\"24\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"posts-dynamic posts-container ts-row grid count-0 is-mixed has-grid-2\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7610\" class=\"grid-post post-7610 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-autism has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/autism\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Autism<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/sudden-surge-in-autism-rates-across-the-world-a-review-of-theories\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sudden-surge-in-autism-rates-across-the-world-a-review-of-theories-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Infographic explaining the increase in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence worldwide, highlighting diagnostic expansion, improved screening, genetic influences, environmental exposures, and neurodevelopmental research theories.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Sudden Surge in Autism Rates Across the World \u2013 A Review of Theories\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/autism\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Autism<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/sudden-surge-in-autism-rates-across-the-world-a-review-of-theories\/\">Sudden Surge in Autism Rates Across the World \u2013 A Review of Theories<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Explore the global rise in autism rates and key theories including diagnosis changes, genetics, environment, screening, and neurodevelopment research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/sudden-surge-in-autism-rates-across-the-world-a-review-of-theories\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7605\" class=\"grid-post post-7605 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/folate-vitamin-b9-a-most-important-nutrient\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/folate-vitamin-b9-a-most-important-nutrient-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Folate (Vitamin B9) illustration showing its role in DNA synthesis, pregnancy health, brain function, red blood cell production, and cardiovascular wellness\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Folate (Vitamin B9) \u2013 A Most Important Nutrient\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/folate-vitamin-b9-a-most-important-nutrient\/\">Folate (Vitamin B9) \u2013 A Most Important Nutrient<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how folate (vitamin B9) supports DNA synthesis, pregnancy health, red blood cell formation, brain function, and cardiovascular wellness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/folate-vitamin-b9-a-most-important-nutrient\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7593\" class=\"grid-post post-7593 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blocking vs binding folate receptor autoantibodies and their roles in cerebral folate deficiency, autism spectrum disorders, and folate transport dysfunction.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Blocking vs. Binding Folate Receptor Autoantibodies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies\/\">Blocking vs. Binding Folate Receptor Autoantibodies<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how blocking and binding folate receptor autoantibodies differ in mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment in cerebral folate deficiency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7576\" class=\"grid-post post-7576 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/why-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat-game-changing-biomarker\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/why-the-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat\u00ae-is-a-game-changing-biomarker-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why the Folate Receptor Autoantibody Test (FRAT\u00ae) is a Game-Changing Biomarker\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Why the Folate Receptor Autoantibody Test (FRAT\u00ae) is a Game-Changing Biomarker\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/why-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat-game-changing-biomarker\/\">Why the Folate Receptor Autoantibody Test (FRAT\u00ae) is a Game-Changing Biomarker<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how the FRAT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> test identifies folate receptor autoantibodies linked to cerebral folate deficiency, autism, and neuropsychiatric disorders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/why-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat-game-changing-biomarker\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7567\" class=\"grid-post post-7567 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life category-science has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-becomes-itself-adolescence-plasticity-and-the-making-of-the-autistic-mind\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/structure-of-a-human-neuron-the-flow-of-neural-communication-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Structure of a Human Neuron and the Flow of Neural Communication\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"When the Brain Becomes Itself: Adolescence, Plasticity, and the Making of the Autistic Mind\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-becomes-itself-adolescence-plasticity-and-the-making-of-the-autistic-mind\/\">When the Brain Becomes Itself: Adolescence, Plasticity, and the Making of the Autistic Mind<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Adolescence is a critical brain development window where synaptic pruning, experience, and plasticity shape identity, behavior, and autism outcomes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-becomes-itself-adolescence-plasticity-and-the-making-of-the-autistic-mind\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7563\" class=\"grid-post post-7563 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/is-there-a-link-between-autism-and-alcohol-use-disorder\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/is-there-a-link-between-autism-and-alcohol-use-disorder-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Autism and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in autistic adults, explaining sensory overload, social masking, ADHD, anxiety, and neurodivergent mental health challenges that can increase addiction risk, plus autism-friendly recovery and support options.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Is There a Link Between Autism and Alcohol Use Disorder?\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/is-there-a-link-between-autism-and-alcohol-use-disorder\/\">Is There a Link Between Autism and Alcohol Use Disorder?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn the link between autism and alcohol use disorder (AUD), including masking, sensory overload, ADHD, anxiety, and recovery support for autistic adults.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/is-there-a-link-between-autism-and-alcohol-use-disorder\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7530\" class=\"grid-post post-7530 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/can-autism-and-constipation-be-connected\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/can-autism-and-constipation-be-connected-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inquiry exploring a possible connection between autism and constipation, focusing on how gastrointestinal issues like chronic constipation may be more common in individuals on the autism spectrum and whether there is a relationship between neurological and digestive health.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Can Autism and Constipation Be Connected?\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/can-autism-and-constipation-be-connected\/\">Can Autism and Constipation Be Connected?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Explore the link between autism and constipation, including causes, symptoms, and evidence-based management strategies to support gut health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/can-autism-and-constipation-be-connected\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7523\" class=\"grid-post post-7523 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life category-science has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/before-the-pathway-sets-how-early-experience-shapes-the-developing-autistic-brain\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/childrens-brain-are-different-the-astonishing-learning-power-of-early-childhood-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Children\u2019s brains are different: the astonishing learning power of early childhood.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Before the Pathway Sets: How Early Experience Shapes the Developing Autistic Brain\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/before-the-pathway-sets-how-early-experience-shapes-the-developing-autistic-brain\/\">Before the Pathway Sets: How Early Experience Shapes the Developing Autistic Brain<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Discover how childhood brain plasticity shapes learning, language, and autism, and why early intervention strongly influences lifelong development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/before-the-pathway-sets-how-early-experience-shapes-the-developing-autistic-brain\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7519\" class=\"grid-post post-7519 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/regression-in-autism-signs-causes-and-support-for-every-stage-of-life\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/regression-and-autism-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Regression in Autism\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Regression in Autism: Signs, Causes, and Support for Every Stage of Life\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/regression-in-autism-signs-causes-and-support-for-every-stage-of-life\/\">Regression in Autism: Signs, Causes, and Support for Every Stage of Life<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Understand autism regression, including early childhood signs, autistic burnout in adults, causes, and evidence-based support strategies for all life stages.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/regression-in-autism-signs-causes-and-support-for-every-stage-of-life\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7489\" class=\"grid-post post-7489 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/understanding-the-complex-relationship-between-autism-and-arfid\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/complex-relationship-between-autism-and-arfid-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Autism and Avoidant\/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Autism and Avoidant\/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/understanding-the-complex-relationship-between-autism-and-arfid\/\">Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Autism and Avoidant\/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Understand the connection between autism and ARFID, including sensory sensitivities, anxiety, and tailored treatment strategies for better nutrition outcomes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/understanding-the-complex-relationship-between-autism-and-arfid\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7473\" class=\"grid-post post-7473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life category-science has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-builds-itself\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/developmental-timeline-relevant-to-asd-human-fetal-and-post-natal-brain-development-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Developmental Timeline Relevant to ASD - Human Fetal and Post-Natal Brain Development\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"When the Brain Builds Itself\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-builds-itself\/\">When the Brain Builds Itself<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Understand how brain plasticity, prediction, and early neural development shape autism and impact learning, behavior, and intervention success.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-builds-itself\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7464\" class=\"grid-post post-7464 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/b9-brain-boost-how-folate-vitamin-b9-may-help-prevent-autism-and-support-neurodevelopment\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b9-and-autism-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The B9 Brain Boost: How Folate (Vitamin B9) May Help Prevent Autism and Support Neurodevelopment\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"The B9 Brain Boost: How Folate (Vitamin B9) May Help Prevent Autism and Support Neurodevelopment\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/b9-brain-boost-how-folate-vitamin-b9-may-help-prevent-autism-and-support-neurodevelopment\/\">The B9 Brain Boost: How Folate (Vitamin B9) May Help Prevent Autism and Support Neurodevelopment<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Folate (Vitamin B9) supports brain development and may reduce autism risk. Discover its benefits, science, and role in neurodevelopment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/b9-brain-boost-how-folate-vitamin-b9-may-help-prevent-autism-and-support-neurodevelopment\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7395\" class=\"grid-post post-7395 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/folate-fraas-and-depression-unravelling-the-hidden-connection\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/folate-fraas-and-depression-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Folate, Folate Receptor Autoantibodies, and Depression: Unraveling the Hidden Connection\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Folate, Folate Receptor Autoantibodies, and Depression: Unraveling the Hidden Connection\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/folate-fraas-and-depression-unravelling-the-hidden-connection\/\">Folate, Folate Receptor Autoantibodies, and Depression: Unraveling the Hidden Connection<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how folate receptor autoantibodies block brain folate, contributing to depression and reduced response to treatment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/folate-fraas-and-depression-unravelling-the-hidden-connection\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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title=\"Folate (Vitamin B9) \u2013 A Most Important Nutrient\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/folate-vitamin-b9-a-most-important-nutrient\/\">Folate (Vitamin B9) \u2013 A Most Important Nutrient<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how folate (vitamin B9) supports DNA synthesis, pregnancy health, red blood cell formation, brain function, and cardiovascular wellness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a 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src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids-768x1252.webp\" class=\"attachment-cheerup-768 size-cheerup-768 wp-post-image\" alt=\"FAQ explaining autism to kids in simple terms. The card teaches children how to understand autistic behaviors such as stimming, repeating words, and sensory sensitivity. It explains that hand flapping, rocking, or spinning can help manage emotions, repetition can support language processing, and headphones or covering ears can reduce overwhelming sounds. The guidance encourages empathy, patience, kindness, inclusion, and respect for autistic peers.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"How To Explain Autism To Kids?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids-768x1252.webp 768w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids-942x1536.webp 942w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids-175x285.webp 175w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids-450x734.webp 450w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids-1170x1907.webp 1170w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids.webp 1200w\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/questions-on-autism\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Questions on Autism<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids\/\">How To Explain Autism To Kids?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how to explain autism to kids using simple, empathetic language. Help children understand autistic behaviors like stimming, repetition, and sensory sensitivity with kindness and respect.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7593\" class=\"grid-post post-7593 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blocking vs binding folate receptor autoantibodies and their roles in cerebral folate deficiency, autism spectrum disorders, and folate transport dysfunction.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Blocking vs. Binding Folate Receptor Autoantibodies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies\/\">Blocking vs. Binding Folate Receptor Autoantibodies<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how blocking and binding folate receptor autoantibodies differ in mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment in cerebral folate deficiency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/blocking-vs-binding-folate-receptor-autoantibodies\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7581\" class=\"grid-post post-7581 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-questions-on-autism has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/questions-on-autism\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Questions on Autism<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk-768x1004.webp\" class=\"attachment-cheerup-768 size-cheerup-768 wp-post-image\" alt=\"A child with profound autism sitting with a caregiver, representing non-verbal communication and autism support\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Can People with Profound Autism Talk?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk-768x1004.webp 768w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk-1176x1536.webp 1176w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk-450x588.webp 450w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk-1170x1529.webp 1170w, https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk.webp 1200w\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/questions-on-autism\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Questions on Autism<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk\/\">Can People with Profound Autism Talk?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Can profound autism affect speech? Discover how AAC, cerebral folate deficiency, FRAAs, and FRAT\u00ae testing may influence communication.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/can-people-with-profound-autism-talk\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7576\" class=\"grid-post post-7576 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/why-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat-game-changing-biomarker\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/why-the-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat\u00ae-is-a-game-changing-biomarker-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why the Folate Receptor Autoantibody Test (FRAT\u00ae) is a Game-Changing Biomarker\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Why the Folate Receptor Autoantibody Test (FRAT\u00ae) is a Game-Changing Biomarker\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/why-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat-game-changing-biomarker\/\">Why the Folate Receptor Autoantibody Test (FRAT\u00ae) is a Game-Changing Biomarker<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn how the FRAT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> test identifies folate receptor autoantibodies linked to cerebral folate deficiency, autism, and neuropsychiatric disorders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/why-folate-receptor-autoantibody-test-frat-game-changing-biomarker\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7567\" class=\"grid-post post-7567 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life category-science has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-becomes-itself-adolescence-plasticity-and-the-making-of-the-autistic-mind\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/structure-of-a-human-neuron-the-flow-of-neural-communication-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Structure of a Human Neuron and the Flow of Neural Communication\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"When the Brain Becomes Itself: Adolescence, Plasticity, and the Making of the Autistic Mind\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/science\/brain-and-mind-development-first-5-years-of-life\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Brain and Mind Development (First 5 Years of Life)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-becomes-itself-adolescence-plasticity-and-the-making-of-the-autistic-mind\/\">When the Brain Becomes Itself: Adolescence, Plasticity, and the Making of the Autistic Mind<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Adolescence is a critical brain development window where synaptic pruning, experience, and plasticity shape identity, behavior, and autism outcomes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/when-the-brain-becomes-itself-adolescence-plasticity-and-the-making-of-the-autistic-mind\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-7563\" class=\"grid-post post-7563 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-neurodiversity-wellbeing has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-b\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-label cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/is-there-a-link-between-autism-and-alcohol-use-disorder\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\"><img width=\"370\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/is-there-a-link-between-autism-and-alcohol-use-disorder-blog-listing-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Autism and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in autistic adults, explaining sensory overload, social masking, ADHD, anxiety, and neurodivergent mental health challenges that can increase addiction risk, plus autism-friendly recovery and support options.\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" title=\"Is There a Link Between Autism and Alcohol Use Disorder?\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-c post-meta-left\"><div class=\"meta-above\"><span class=\"post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autism.fratnow.com\/blog\/category\/neurodiversity-wellbeing\/\" class=\"category\" rel=\"category\">Neurodiversity &amp; 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