ASD describes a group of neurodevelopmental conditions that become evident during early childhood. Certain genetic and environmental factors can contribute to its development. Autism spectrum ...

Billy, a boy with ASD and normal nonverbal IQ, whom I diagnosed on the spectrum at age 3, came in at age 8 with a recent history of severe tantrums at school. A behaviorist had done a functional b ...

Most researchers agree that people are born with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While research does shows some possible risk factors for the condition, most cases of ASD have no known cause.

Rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not creeping up so much as leaping ... and try to draw a bold line between a slow-to-mature toddler and one on the mild end of the spectrum.

That way, you can line up resources to help meet your ... parent can take to prevent their child from having ASD,” says Megerian. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the term that replaced pervasive ...

According to the National Institute for Mental Health, ASD is a developmental ... that a lot with people on the spectrum, and they have epiphanies,” she said. “They’re like, ‘Oh my gosh. Me just ...

While the definition of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has changed over the years ... than for women with thicker measurements more in line with unaffected women. “The assumption was that ...