For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...

When Aimee Karpien adopted her son, Henry, at 18 months old, she immediately suspected he had developmental delays and sensory processing challenges. “We quickly pursued evaluation through early ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

Disney characters gave parents entryway into son's hidden thoughts and emotions. March 11, 2014— -- Owen Suskind was a talkative and lively child until the age of 3, when all that he had learned ...

Drowning is the leading cause of death for autistic children, according to a study from Columbia University, and people with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers, ...

MARAbio Systems has commercially introduced a new blood test for identifying maternal autoantibody related autism.