A new mouse study led by UCLA Health suggests that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like changes in offspring ...

The subtle and less obvious presentations of autism are better understood, and the identification of autism increased dramatically in recent years.

New online destination helps families navigate autism screening, diagnosis, ABA therapy, insurance and school readiness with ...

Autism is diagnosed more often in boys than in girls. Part of the reason might be that girls are more difficult to diagnose.

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Sakina for Children says therapy may begin early as it aims to lower the average age of autism identification from three to ...

Frequent TV viewing affects a decrease in the volume of areas of the brain responsible for memory, visual information ...

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The number of people with the condition has increased rapidly in recent decades. Some researchers and clinicians worry that ...

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A new clinical practice guideline emphasized observation and providing individualized care for children with central ...

The Chicago Public Schools system is spending nearly twice as much on special education as it did in 2019. Too little state ...