Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Obstetrician Jeanne Conry has long paid attention to the “1,300-day window”- the months before conception through a child’s second ...

Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder (ASD)," we've treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were ...

A new UC San Diego study looks to offer an explanation of how certain genetic predispositions combined with environmental exposures can lead to autism spectrum disorders. Researchers believe their ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has shone a spotlight on ...

Donald Trump has a long-held fascination with autism, and particularly the various conspiracy theories that have surrounded this complex developmental condition since the 1990s. Last night, the US ...

An autism expert sparks fierce debate over whether the spectrum has grown too broad, leading to misdiagnosis in children and ...

HHS must explore the effects of adding autism claims to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).

For many families, an autism diagnosis is the gateway to critical early support such as speech therapy, occupational therapy and applied behavior analysis. That diagnosis is guided by criteria from ...

Two recent drowning incidents involving children with autism have been reported in Florida, one in Maitland and another in Miami. Since January 1, a total of six children with autism have drowned in ...

Researchers have recorded distinct electrical activity patterns from lab-grown brain organoids derived from people with ...