Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing nuance in these conversations.

The updated DSM-5 (fifth edition) and DSM-5-TR (fifth edition text revision) no longer separate autism into different types. Rather, autism is now a single diagnosis — ASD — categorized by ...

Specific neurons that secrete the neuropeptide oxytocin in the brain are disproportionately disrupted in a mouse model of ...

Advocates worry that as HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could undermine years of work to unlink autism and vaccines and divert precious research dollars to a discredited theory.

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new one-minute video game is able to accurately and efficiently identify children with autism from those who have ADHD or are ... Jan. 31, 2025 — While many studies have ...

In tests of executive functioning skills that, for example, help people solve problems, make decisions and manage emotions, researchers found that kids who spoke more than one language had a leg up on ...

The multilingual children demonstrated better executive function than their peers who spoke one language, regardless of ...

but it can also happen with conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. Treatment for echolalia involves speech therapy, CBT, and other types of therapy. Repeating the same word or ...

The autism centers aren’t regulated in the same way as similar facilities such as child care centers or group homes. Other facilities have regulations for the types of discipline that can be ...