A groundbreaking study using PET scans has revealed that autistic individuals have fewer brain synapses, directly correlating with more pronounced autism traits like social and communication ...

Background Autism spectrum disorder ... and additional developmental disorders. approximately 40% of children with asd meet criteria for an anxiety disorder, one of which is selective mutism (sm; ...

Strong Beginnings is a new specialty provider in the Coastal Bend that aims to spread awareness and acceptance for children ...

An autism diagnosis is the path of least resistance when teachers and doctors are confronted with a child’s bad behavior — ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD ... in 2022 and is known as the DSM-5-TR, with the additional letters standing for “text revision.” Autism and ADHD have distinct characteristics ...

A team led by Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research in California examined health records and insurance claims for 12.2 ...

Childhood disorders ... as in DSM-5, through the introduction of diagnostic specifiers. These outline homogeneous subgroupings of children who share clinical features likely to be relevant for ...

A revised version of the fifth edition (DSM-5-TR) was released in March 2022 . The DSM-5 defines autism spectrum disorder as a central diagnosis given to a continuum of complex conditions. A timely ...