What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes? Parents and even doctors sometimes miss these red flags for autism ...

Short home videos may provide enough information to determine whether or not a child is on the autism spectrum, a new study suggests. By analyzing one- to five-minute videos of young children, ...

The causes of autism are still unclear, but evidence is building that early intervention — before age 1 — may help mitigate or even prevent the developmental disorder from occurring in the first place ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A series of free videos on autism assessment and intervention techniques is now available to a national audience of educators and practitioners, thanks to Western Michigan ...

Sometimes, a personal story is what it takes to connect people to help they need and to overcome hidden struggles. That’s the aim of a new video series premiering this month, titled “Autism for ...

Paige Layle spoke out about living with autism because her case is atypical of what people usually associate with the disorder Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE ...

Autism Friendly Killarney has launched a new six-part video series showcasing how the town’s community, schools, event ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to researchers, standard approaches to diagnose ASD assess up to 100 behaviors and take several hours ...

VINELAND, N.J. (WPVI) -- When Miguel Figueroa suggested his daughter start a YouTube channel, he was shocked by her response. "She said, well, I can't, because I had autism," he remembers. "And it ...

Drexel University researchers Diego Aragon-Guevara, Grace Castle, Elisabeth Sheridan and Giacomo Vivanti published a study this week in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders that examined ...

While social media can be a great resource for connecting with others, it can also quickly and easily spread misleading or inaccurate information in mass. Social media platforms, especially the ...