Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Mild autism is the least severe level of autism. It is an unofficial term used to describe the diagnosis of level 1 autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or simply ...

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center, New ...

In the usual care group, clinicians flagged 1.49 percent of children for possible autism. In the experimental group, clinicians flagged 7.38 percent of children—a rate nearly five times higher ...

A growing number of children in the United States are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

On June 12, at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Kennedy spoke of a rise in diabetes and autism in children, before saying, “An entire generation, 60% of these kids — and that ...

ASD rates stood at 27.7 per 1,000 for white children compared to 38.2 per 1,000 for Asian or Pacific Islander children, 37.5 for American Indian/Alaska Native children, 36.6 for Black or African ...

Marcus, now 13, was sensitive because he has autism. As many as 1 in 166 children are on the "autism spectrum," which ranges from mild to severe.

About 1 in 36 children nationally have autism, equating to about 25,000 children in Utah alone. Get Top Stories newsletter. The day’s biggest stories every morning, delivered right to your inbox.

Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increasing prevalence, according to data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers ...

The percentage of American children estimated to have autism spectrum disorder increased in 2022, continuing a long-running trend, according to data released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease ...