When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s ...

New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services.

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes he would have been diagnosed as autistic if he were a child today. Gates made the revelation in an interview to promote his forthcoming book, ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

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A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying focused and managing emotions. But research suggests there could be a ...

The Woods Primary and Behavioral Health Center at Hamilton serves individuals with I/DD, autism or behavioral health care in ...