Most people picture autism as a behavioral condition. Rocking. Repetitive routines. Meltdowns in the grocery store. Those ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a group of developmental delays that affect how a person communicates and behaves. Many people are diagnosed with autism as young children, but it is possible to recognize ...

Autism is typically diagnosed in children ages 3 to 5 years old, but researchers at the University of Missouri's Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment are exploring whether signs of autism ...

UCLA Health researchers are seeking to develop a new wearable technology to catch one of the earliest but often overlooked signs of autism and other developmental conditions in infants. Supported by a ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that shapes how a person communicates, interacts, and experiences the world. Studies show that when one child in a family is diagnosed with ...

The causes of autism are still unclear, but evidence is building that early intervention — before age 1 — may help mitigate or even prevent the developmental disorder from occurring in the first place ...

More than 7 million children and adults in the United States are on the autism spectrum, and awareness continues to grow as diagnoses increase. During Autism Acceptance Month, pediatric experts ...

Université de Montréal psychiatry professor Laurent Mottron has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people ...