A new autism diagnostic tool could enable earlier detection — and it’s as simple as going to the bathroom. The breakthrough ...

A simple urine test may help identify children at risk for autism sooner than current assessments—opening the door for ...

Université de Montréal psychiatry professor Laurent Mottron has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people ...

A new study finds no evidence that antidepressant medications cause autism.

A new study introduces the MDM urine test to detect autism risk early by screening for gut microbial metabolites.

Leucovorin prescription rates among children with autism spectrum disorder are up following media and government attention for the drug.

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience social communication impairments and engage in restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs). Early identification of these symptoms is ...

Adding to the difficulty the increase is not limited to Springfield and there are now wait lists to enroll students in ...

1 in 36 eight-year-old children in the U.S. were identified as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis in 2020, according to the CDC. The prevalence of diagnoses has increased in recent ...

Mothers who work in jobs where they are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals or experience high stress have higher odds of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggest the findings of ...