SALT LAKE CITY — A promising screening tool that elicits responses from parents about potential communication delays accurately distinguishes infants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from those ...

Developmental monitoring is an active, ongoing process of watching a child grow and encouraging conversations between parents and providers about a child's skills and abilities. Developmental ...

Early diagnosis along with suitable therapies are crucial to alleviate the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. To shed more light on the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of toddlers ...

Credit: getty Images Allison Paugh, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), explains the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan for autism from early childhood to adulthood. The ...

DURHAM – Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated an app driven by AI that can run on a tablet to accurately screen for autism in children by measuring and weighing a variety of distinct ...

A tablet-based app could help reduce disparities in autism spectrum disorder diagnoses across gender, race and ethnicity, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The app, ...

With one in 44 children in the United States having autism, early detection and intervention are integral to improving outcomes. Because autism is diagnosed based on behavior, and there are not yet ...

I noticed that many of our patients with autism have never had vision screening, even though it's recommended for all young children. So, I wanted to study whether this might be a broader disparity – ...

President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump ...

Poorly controlled thyroid disease with persistent imbalance across trimesters is associated with an increased risk for autism ...