Children exposed to antiseizure medications during pregnancy may face an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental conditions, with ...

"It is a life skill that should be accessible to all parents and all children," said Najma Siyad, a mother of a child with autism. "It should be part of their IEP plans." Anisa Hagi-Mohamed has ...

On a sunny day in July, while other Bay Area kids were playing at camps or water parks, 8-year-old Charlotte O’Neill was leaning back in a reclining chair in a small, carpeted San Jose office room.

We’re staring down the barrel of another Trump presidential term, and this time around, the president-elect isn’t wasting any ...

Assistive technology is usually divided into groups—low-tech, mid-tech, and high-tech: One of the most important uses of AT is providing the means for autistic people to communicate their thoughts and ...

Moving with a child who has autism spectrum ... that often co-occur with autism,” says Alessandri. One way to prepare is to create a detailed moving plan along with a comprehensive checklist ...

After receiving almost 1,000 negative comments on social media, including messages threatening his physical safety and recommending ... who has been diagnosed with autism, experienced social ...

Van Mei memorised pi to 100 decimals when they were a child. Only at 26 years old did they clock that maybe they were autistic ... Only 17% of the sample of Asian autistics were female.

For decades, the U.S. Surgeon General has shined a light on hazards to the health of Americans, both for individuals and ...

Standardized autism screening during pediatric well visits identified more, younger children with high likelihood for autism diagnosis Date: November 14, 2024 Source: Drexel University Summary ...

New research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism ...

McLaughlin said she knows of about half a dozen children with autism who drowned in Maryland from June to October.