Make toothbrushing easier and less stressful for your child with autism. Learn simple, expert-backed tips that help kids—and ...

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed climbing autism rates among children. In 2022, a surveillance program called The Autism and Developmental Disabilities ...

“The knowledge my son provides me helps me be a better officer,” Ledger Greyson Mann’s father, Sgt. J.T. Mann tells PEOPLE ...

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 ...

Talk about a prenatal power move. About 1 in 36 US children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a complex group of developmental conditions characterized by repetitive behaviors and ...

1 in 36 eight-year-old children in the U.S. were identified as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis in 2020, according to the CDC. The prevalence of diagnoses has increased in recent ...

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help some non-verbal children with autism discover the ability to speak. The drug, leucovorin, is a prescription vitamin that functions similarly to ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people learn, ...

The Georgia Senate last week passed a bill that would allow Georgians with autism or other developmental disorders and their ...

New research shows autism rates in women may match men by adulthood, revealing diagnostic bias and the urgent need to update ...

Background Gut microbiota dysbiosis is linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. However, the role of bacterial ...

For four decades, a controversial idea has shaped how autism is understood by researchers, health care professionals and the public: the claim that autistic people are "mind blind." The phrase ...