Academics at the University of Leeds School of Dentistry Children, who designed the website, said because children with ...

The new tests for autism are not yet reliable enough to be offered commercially. None of the tests has gone through large ...

Parents of autistic babies interact with them differently before they are formally diagnosed with autism, a study has found, suggesting they pick up on the children's needs. Researchers from Emory ...

When Aimee Karpien adopted her son, Henry, at 18 months old, she immediately suspected he had developmental delays and sensory processing challenges. “We quickly pursued evaluation through early ...

This report is based on a recent in-depth article by the BBC, which examined how modern genetics is transforming scientific understanding of autism and reigniting debates within the autistic community ...

Social robots are efficacious and effective for children with autism, according to a study published online Dec. 24 in Science Robotics.

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

When a child receives an autism diagnosis, every aspect of family life is impacted, including work life. Now that research shows the prevalence of autism in children is as high as 1 in 36, the need ...

While modern testing for autism isn’t flawless, it can encourage early detection. This can mean better support for autistic kids. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental ...