Two years ago, experts started working on changes to the autism spectrum diagnosis criteria. What...
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Experts Disagree on Autism Diagnosis ‘Explosion’
We’ve been hearing for quite some time that autism is on the rise. But is it really? Apparently...
Study: Male and Female Brains Affected Differently by Autism
While 1 in 53 boys are diagnosed with autism, only about 1 in 252 girls receive the same diagnosis...
New Study on Motion Could Improve Therapies and Diagnosis for Children with Autism
Autism is characterized by difficulties with communication (verbal and non-verbal), limited...
Autism Affects Broad Range of Sensory and Motor Skills, Researchers Say
In the autism diagnosis criteria, there is a great deal of emphasis placed on the social abilities...
Study: Autistic Types and Behaviors Determine Timing of Diagnosis
No two autistic children are exactly alike, and as such, no two children will display exactly the...
Study: Increased Autism Risk Detected with Help of Post-Birth Ultrasounds
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 88 U.S. children...
New Study Poses the Question – Can Children Grow Out of Autism?
No one really knows exactly causes autism – a neuropsychological disorder characterized by...
Autism Definition May Have Less Impact than Previously Thought
Several months ago, an expert panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association proposed...
Repetitive and Antisocial Behaviors in Autism Linked to Defective Gene
Former studies have already determined that there is a defective gene in children with autism, but...
Brains of Children Change While Learning to Think of Others
Right around the age of 4 or 5, children start to think and reason what others may be feeling or...