Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and the spotlight is on females, especially young girls who are often not diagnosed correctly. One...
Advocates against vaccines appear to be convincing parents of children with autism to skip getting their childhood shots, including younger siblings who...
An Ii-year-old boy in the United Kingdom has been awarded a little under $60,000 (£42,000) stemming from a lawsuit against a cub...
Scientists have made progress in what they say could be an effective blood and urine test for autism. Researchers in England tested...
Some parents are apparently making their kids drink industrial bleach supposedly to cure them of autism. The deadly practice goes back to...
A form of therapy that allows parents to interact better with very young children with autism is highly beneficial years later, according...
More than one in three children with autism spectrum disorders in the USA have strayed away from a safe environment in the...
A new study has found that children who live in areas where aerial pesticides are sprayed to kill mosquitoes are more likely...
Jillian McCabe, 36, threw her 6-year-old autistic son off an Oregon bridge in November 2014. Six-year-old London McCabe did not die on...
It is no secret in the world of medicine that children with autism often exhibit sensitivity to environmental factors which others seem...
Harvard scientists have, for the first time ever, discovered a link between a specific neurotransmitter and autism. The finding provides needed answers...
On Friday, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported a roughly...
The latest issue of the science journal Brain and Behavior contained some most interesting, fascinating news: a new study on autism has...
A new study conducted by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has produced evidence that girls and boys who are...
We use our sense of smell in just about everything we do. Whether it’s consciously or subconsciously, we use it while we...
Scientists in California are testing whether the pure form of the drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA, could help people suffering from...
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have linked autism in children to the father’s sperm, according to their latest study. In the study, researchers...
After witnessing a marked improvement in his autistic son, molecular biologist John Rodakis has called on researchers to begin studies into a...