Rare mutation in autism risk gene connects family with researcher | UCLA Health

An email to renowned autism investigator Dr. Daniel Geschwind is leading to new science.

Rare mutation in autism risk gene connects family with researcher An email to renowned autism investigator Dr. Daniel Geschwind is leading to new science. Joe Henry and his son, Franklin, are contributing to rare gene research in the Geschwind Lab. (Photo by Jim Craven) August 19, 2025 By Mary-Rose Abraham, Senior Science Writer 6 min read Ever since Franklin Henry was a baby, doctors had diagnosed him with one condition after another, including Tourette syndrome and a range of disorders: autism spectrum, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, oppositional defiant. Repeated genetic and psychological t

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