Speech or language impairments may not be the cause of more frequent tantrums in children with autism, according to researchers. The findings could help parents of children with autism seek out the ...

Early intervention in speech development of autistic kids helps two-thirds of nonspeaking children gain words, while one-third of kids continue to remain at baseline scores. The data comes from new ...

Public health research was not my first career. Before the words autism outcomes, services research, and life course perspective ever entered my mind, I practiced early intervention for children with ...

The CDC estimates that one in 54 children is affected by autism, a neurological disorder that disrupts early development in cognition and communication, leading to impairment in cognitive and social ...

A tool that automatically assesses young children's vocalizations should enable faster and more objective measures of language learning in natural environments than current methods allow. And its ...

Andrew Whitehouse receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council. Language development is a truly remarkable phenomenon. But for a small ...

ASD affects 1 in 44 children in the US. Here's what you need to know to best support the community and create awareness Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our sleep and wellness verticals ...