Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2022, about 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8, according to the CDC. - mrs/Moment RF/Getty Images A new ...

New research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism ...

New research found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism likelihood at a younger age, including those presenting ...

A 2024 study of autism screening included an important finding: Pediatric clinicians who use a standardized screening tool are more likely to flag toddlers as potentially autistic. However, the ...

In the study, 31 pediatric practices across three sites were randomly assigned to an experimental condition involving training and supervision in the universal, standardized, high-fidelity use of ...

State officials and doctors hope a new set of statewide guidelines will improve screening and increase early intervention in autism spectrum disorders. State officials and doctors hope a new set of ...

In his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the US reflect a ...