Developmental delay will be a big part of the new NDIS alternative for some kids. But what does the phrase mean and how can ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they ...

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

When Aimee Karpien adopted her son, Henry, at 18 months old, she immediately suspected he had developmental delays and sensory processing challenges. “We quickly pursued evaluation through early ...

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people.

Disney characters gave parents entryway into son's hidden thoughts and emotions. March 11, 2014— -- Owen Suskind was a talkative and lively child until the age of 3, when all that he had learned ...

Drowning is the leading cause of death for autistic children, according to a study from Columbia University, and people with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers, ...