Motor problems in autism persist into adulthood
Young adults with autism have an unusual gait and problems with fine motor skills.
Young adults with autism have an unusual gait and problems with fine motor skills.
The longer a child receives applied behavioral analysis, the greater her gains in language, daily living and other skills.
Four large studies published since May arrive at various conclusions about whether exposure to antidepressants in the womb ups autism risk.
Eric Courchesne is known for his findings on brain size in autism. But the roots of his long career trace back to his own childhood disability.
A new technique for building a ‘brain in a dish’ reveals how neurons move to their proper places during fetal development.
Poor social skills are a risk factor for the development of social anxiety, but the reverse — anxiety foreshadowing social problems — is not necessarily true.
A woman who smokes while pregnant may increase autism risk in her daughter’s children.
Having autism as a parent might seem impossibly challenging. But a generation of parents with the condition is showing that it can be an advantage — even when their child does not share the diagnosis.
A massive new analysis drops the ratio of boys to girls who qualify for an autism diagnosis to about 3-to-1.
Parents in the United States tend to rate their children’s autism features as more severe than do parents in four other countries.