Carrie Arnold

Carrie Arnold is a Virginia-based freelance science journalist who covers many aspects of the living world. She’s a contributing editor at NOVA Next, and has also written for Mosaic, National Geographic, Aeon, Nautilus, Scientific American and Women’s Health. She is also the author of “Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders.”

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By Carrie Arnold

24 January 2018

15 min read

Illustration: An artistic depiction of the double-helix DNA molecule. In the center, there's a lonely-looking person.

Weighing up autism’s obesity crisis

Autism’s underlying biology, associated behaviors and treatments can all put people on the spectrum at serious risk for obesity.

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Weighing up autism’s obesity crisis

By Carrie Arnold

24 January 2018 | 15 min read

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By Carrie Arnold

24 May 2017

3 min read

Rare form of autism shows unique pattern of regression

More than 40 percent of children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome lose skills they once had, beginning, on average, at age 6.

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Rare form of autism shows unique pattern of regression

By Carrie Arnold

24 May 2017 | 3 min read

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By Carrie Arnold

28 September 2016

20 min read

Someone writes descriptions on gridded paper, the paper is in the shape of a child's silhouette.

The innovators: How families launch their own autism studies

Some parents are starting ‘N-of-1’ studies for autism, but their efforts don’t always get taken seriously.

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The innovators: How families launch their own autism studies

By Carrie Arnold

28 September 2016 | 20 min read

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By Carrie Arnold

17 February 2016

18 min read

The invisible link between autism and anorexia

Autism and anorexia may seem to have nothing in common, but below the surface, the two conditions are startlingly similar—and sometimes affect the same person.

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