Becoming a Certified Autism Center™ reflects our commitment to providing every child and family with compassionate, ...

Caring for children with autism who demonstrate self-injurious or aggressive behaviors often poses a number of serious challenges to parents and educators. Several different psychotropic medications ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental diagnosis that impacts communication and behavior and influences how individuals experience ...

Parents are told behavioral approaches don't work for neurodivergent kids. Rigorous trials, including with autistic kids who ...

A small non-randomized study found modest improvements in autism symptoms and several sensory-processing domains after 12 weeks of sensory integration therapy in 30 children.

Autism and ADHD traits appear to follow different social paths. In a study of 9,619 Japanese students, autistic traits were linked to later peer problems, while ADHD traits were tied to academic ...

James McPartland, PhD, is the director of the Developmental Disabilities Clinic and Harris Professor at Yale Child Study Center (YCSC). He has written seven books and more than 200 scholarly works on ...

Gender nonconformity in 7-year-olds—as measured by levels of gender-conforming play—may be associated with autistic traits and behavioral difficulties in girls, and with peer relationship problems in ...

Autistic children doing occupational therapy on horseback showed bigger drops in the stress hormone cortisol than in a clinic.

Medicaid data show some private-equity-backed chains billed far more hours than rivals. Companies say patient needs guide ...

A tragic drowning highlights autism elopement risks and compassionate policing that prioritizes understanding over blame.

An East Texas autism director said a Texas proposal to eliminate funding for children’s autism programs would end a grant ...