Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

Talk about a high-ly anticipated breakthrough. A new study from the University of São Paulo suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis extract could help improve behavior and ease common symptoms in ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition where basic communication, social interaction, and behavior ...

Autistic children may be nonverbal or not have the words or other typical communication strategies to clearly explain their ...

A new USC study suggests that gut imbalances in children with autism may create an imbalance of metabolites in the digestive system - ultimately disrupting neurotransmitter production and influencing ...

Imagine knowing exactly what you want to say, but the words don’t make it from your brain to your lips. You know how you want ...

Children with autism are far more likely than others to have ongoing gastrointestinal issues and these tummy troubles are often linked to other challenges ranging from sleep to behavior. New research ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has partnered with Soar Autism Center to open new early-intervention sites for kids 6 and younger.

ROCHESTER — Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the latest figures on the prevalence of autism among U.S. children — and the department's plan to "have answers by ...

What if an autism evaluation didn't take years to process? A new Mercer University program is changing that for rural Middle ...