Sleep issues are common among autistic children, with up to 86 percent experiencing reduced sleep duration, frequent ...

A diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism ... People show signs of autism at different ages. While some children show traits of autism in their first year, others may not have ...

Speech patterns in autism occur as traits of the communication differences that define this disorder. Learn traits and coping ...

Broad autism phenotype (BAP) describes a set of observable traits or characteristics that align with autism spectrum disorder ...

Professors Shanon Taylor and Lindsay Diamond debunk common beliefs about autism, promoting a better understanding of neurodiversity ...

Australia: A recent Australian study has found that disrupted sleep patterns in infancy may be early indicators of autism ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – One in 31 American children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, three times higher than in the early 2000s. Diagnostic criteria have broadened significantly ...

Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can upend a family ... Just as each child with autism presents unique characteristics, their parents face a wide spectrum of emotions and ...

Carving up the spectrum allows for more targeted research and interventions. But that only works if everyone does it the same ...

(AP) — In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed ... risk of drowning among people with autism spectrum disorder. The risk stems in large part ...

United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a massive testing and research effort to identify the ...