Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada have discovered a gene that may be responsible for defining behaviors ...

Talk about a high-ly anticipated breakthrough. A new study from the University of São Paulo suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis extract could help improve behavior and ease common symptoms in ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a representative neurodevelopmental disorder with four times as many male patients as female. The ...

Harvard researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-driven framework to track and analyze how rats interact in social environments, offering a new tool for studying autism and other ...

A Raleigh fourth grader is helping researchers highlight a hidden struggle for many children with autism: chronic GI issues.

Pregnant women's exposure to wildfire smoke — particularly in the third trimester — may increase the risk of autism in their children, according to new research, which looked at hundreds of thousands ...

A $12.9 million joint study between Duke Health and UNC Health aims to improve treatment options for autistic children with ...

There is more evidence that a minority of autistic children may eventually overcome their developmental issues, but experts caution that such recovery is rare. more It’s long been the hope of parents ...