Common anti-inflammatory drugs taken by millions of pregnant women worldwide may increase their children's risk of developing ...

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 ...

The incident comes just weeks after the PSNI launched training webinars for police officers in partnership Autism NI. An aspect of the training was to “focus on understanding and responding to ...

As Covid swept across California in early 2020, pediatric infectious diseases physician Karin Nielsen grew alarmed by the crisis erupting in maternity wards. Pregnant women were placed on life ...

While there’s no cure for autism, there are many approaches that can help both children and adults manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Autism spectrum disorder is a ...

Certain genetic and environmental factors can contribute to its development. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, is a broad term used to describe a group of neurodevelopmental conditions.

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 ...

Because there is no cure or specific treatment for autism, people will sometimes turn to complementary and alternative therapies in the hope of overcoming the behavioral, social, and emotional ...

Virginia Beach EMS is now utilizing field ultrasounds, which ensures efficiency in critical incidents such as a car accident. “This does save time because if we can identify, for instance ...

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 ...

Pinpointing the cause of autism has proven difficult, in part because it’s a complex group of developmental disorders and not a single condition. Now, an international team of researchers says i ...