Sleep issues are common with an autism diagnosis. Studies suggest that well over half of all autistic people, adults as well as children, have significant sleep issues. These sleep issues can be ...

Summary: Lithium, a drug widely used for bipolar disorder, may also treat autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to new research ... Early chronic lithium treatment of newborn mutant mice rescues ...

The ADI-R is widely accepted as a reliable diagnostic tool for autism when used in conjunction with other evaluative tests. The Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) is a screening companion to the ...

Read on to learn more about the different approaches to treating autism. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is one of the most widely used options for adults and children. It refers to a series of ...

There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities. By Emily Baumgaertner When ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition typically diagnosed in childhood. In part because symptoms of autism in girls and women can seem more subtle compared with symptoms ...

New research has identified previously unknown genetic links to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing new insights into the genetic underpinnings of the condition. New research published in ...

Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. With his inaccurate stance that vaccines should be avoided to prevent autism, Kennedy suggests that chancing severe childhood diseases would ...

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is defending what he says is “embarrassing, though not criminal” past behavior and taking a shot at the House Ethics Committee, following reports that the panel ...

President-elect Donald Trump refused to say definitively that vaccines do not cause autism at a press conference. Trump spoke alongside the chief executive at SoftBank, who pledged to invest $100 ...

There’s so much to love about our national parks! That’s why we’ve put together a national parks checklist and map you can use to keep track of the ones you’ve visited and make plans to see the ones ...