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Childhood immunizations are essential for protecting against infectious diseases, disability and death. With developing ...

New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) often lose access to specialized ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s ...

The Tom and Jill Zidian Family Autism Center at Akron Children’s opened on Nov. 11 and will offer comprehensive, coordinated ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

Myths about autism abound. Here, experts explain what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to the condition. Plus, what it ...

One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood. Those who grow up ...

There are many stereotypes surrounding autism. When asked to envision an autistic person, many may think of a quirky man, socially uninterested and who enjoys math or trains. The reality is that ...