In a massive study looking at more than two million individuals, scientists have failed to find any meaningful link between ...

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help some non-verbal children with autism discover the ability to speak. The drug, leucovorin, is a prescription vitamin that functions similarly to ...

Researchers have long been trying to pinpoint the specific factors that play a role in the development of autism spectrum ...

Thomas VanCott compares his son Jake’s experience with autism to life on a tightrope. Upset the delicate balance and Jake, 18, plunges into frustration, slapping himself and twisting his neck in ...

Children diagnosed with autism are far more likely to experience ongoing gastrointestinal (GI) problems than their typically ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes occur together. While FXS is a known genetic cause of ASD, not everyone who receives an FXS diagnosis is autistic, and not all ...

The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program ...

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that the use of ...

In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked.It was what it looked like, a starter swimming class. But here, ...

This common condition affects children’s spoken language development, but similarity to other disorders makes it hard to ...