But this is where we get caught in the chicken-and-egg problem. We say students’ emotional needs are too much to handle, so ...

Research identifies a neurodevelopmental spectrum for ADHD and autism, emphasizing genetic links and their impact on ...

Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence of ...

Kids with autism can be 160 times more likely than other children to drown. Florida is dedicating state money to a program ...

ASU Biodesign Institute researchers and co-authors of the study include (from left) professors Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Jim Adams and Christina Flynn, PhD. A simple urine test may help identify children ...

At two Minnesota autism treatment centers, any child — autistic or not — could be qualified for services, federal prosecutors allege. That is one way authorities claim those individual health care ...

The surge in autism diagnoses is often treated as a medical mystery. But it may be better understood as a policy story—one shaped by financial incentives, expanded definitions, and weak oversight. The ...

In the past 10 years or so, there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioral problems—the ones associated with conditions such as autism, ...

Two new studies from the UC Davis MIND Institute examined regulatory T cells (Tregs) and their potential role in neuroinflammation and behavioral changes associated with autism. Tregs act as immune ...

When claims are made that one of the most widely used medications during pregnancy may cause autism, the public understandably pays attention. Scientists, healthcare professionals, and even judges, ...

A few decades ago, most people had never heard of autism. Now, you probably hear about it regularly. Autism is short for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It's a group of neurodevelopmental (or brain ...