New research from Drexel University's A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that the use of standardized autism screening during ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Yet for Australia's 5.5 million people with a disability, what should be an exciting journey often ... People with stronger autistic trails showed distinct exploration patterns and higher levels ...

Lots of stereotypically 'Asian' behaviour is similar to the traits of autism, meaning many Autistic Asians might be missing ...

Since autism is a spectrum disorder, this means people have a wide range of needs ... and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 2013 when a new edition (DSM-5) was published. Now, people with ...

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 mother's intuition, perhaps. For my son and many of the approximately 1 in 36 children in the U.S. on the autism spectrum (ASD), school is more of a challenge than a celebration. He tolerates it ...

Using stem cells generated from patients with a rare and severe form of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, Scripps Research scientists have grown personalized "mini-brains" (or ...