Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run HHS, would investigate why autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses are rising. Since at ...

Autism spectrum disorder's increase in diagnoses is linked to improved screening and broader behavioural criteria. Risk ...

and vitamin D may offer some protection and reduce the likelihood of autism. Clinicians diagnose mental health conditions based on criteria delineated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological condition characterized by atypical behavior and communication. Autism ...

Happe said that until recently, the diagnostic criteria had been skewed towards identifying autism in males. “Because we thought there were so many more males than females affected, for neuro ...

as traditional diagnostic criteria and studies have historically focused more on male presentations of autism. This blog post ...

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 ...

According to the National Autistic Society, even though it is not part of the autism diagnostic criteria, many autistic people experience high levels of anxiety. Research varies but the consensus ...

Rampant misinformation linking autism to vaccination has circulated for decades. The latest iteration spreading online ...

"For those children who don't have a formal autism diagnosis and don't meet the criteria for the Disabled Children Service, we do all we can to support them in schools and other education settings".