MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – When Layla Luna’s son, Rio, was diagnosed with autism at age 2, she found herself navigating a world she knew little about. As a single mother, she quickly realized how ...

Over the past couple of months, headlines have warned expectant parents that something as ordinary as a pain reliever or an antidepressant taken during pregnancy could “cause autism.” The stories have ...

Every year, thousands of children miss critical windows for early autism intervention—simply because diagnostic tools rely too much on subjective observation. Once that window closes, the ...

Amidst the daily realities of caregiving for autistic adolescents and young adults, it’s easy for the challenges to take center stage. But for Karen Ishler and the members of her research team, it’s ...

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A. County deputies learn that sometimes the best way to handle a crisis is to simply wait.

Explore the latest findings in autism research that highlight the importance of brain tissue for understanding neurodevelopmental conditions.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...

We talk a lot about diversity at work. Gender, culture, background, experience. But one area still misunderstood, and often quietly ignored, is neurodiversity. Autism sits right at the center of that ...

One of the signs that a child is developing as expected is when they’re hitting their milestones. While all kids develop at different paces, when is a lag in developmental milestones a cause for ...

Researchers use long-read genome sequencing to discover 33% more structural variants and 38% more tandem repeats linked to autism spectrum disorder.