Severe autism can be reversed and symptoms reduced to an indistinguishable level, scientists have discovered. Two non-identical twin girls in the US were found to have a level of autism at 20 ...

Most children can be reliably diagnosed with autism at age 2. Some kids may be diagnosed earlier if they have more severe symptoms, but most children in the U.S are diagnosed at age 4 or later.

Autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the U.S., now affecting one in 31 children, according to a new CDC report ...

There's also an overlap of symptoms between various disorders like ADHD and OCD that can complicate an autism diagnosis due to difficulties with nonverbal social cues or executive functions like ...

Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical injury. Not all children respond to behavioral therapies. Findings ...

The Shur family’s main message is that children with severe autism aren’t invisible. Elliot was an eloper, meaning he was known for running and not looking back. Elliot loved to be in the ...

In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve proteins falls out of equilibrium, according to a new study. In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing ...

Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, it is described as a “developmental disorder” because symptoms usually appear in the first two years of life. Notably, during the period of data ...