Canadian pediatricians may miss many children with autism
Pediatricians disagree with specialists 25 percent of the time on whether a child should receive an autism diagnosis.
International Society for Autism Research 2018
Pediatricians disagree with specialists 25 percent of the time on whether a child should receive an autism diagnosis.
Researchers have built a tablet-based tool that uses machine learning to make screening for autism easy and efficient.
A small wristband gives caregivers a one-minute warning that an individual with autism is about to become aggressive toward himself or others.
Children with autism who participate in research beginning in infancy have less severe autism features than other children with the condition.
Language difficulties and emotional challenges such as anxiety or aggression in children with autism at age 3 predict their social skills at around age 5.
People with autism use different brain regions than typical people do to distinguish between the scents of familiar and unfamiliar individuals.
Part of the brain’s outer layer thins too quickly with age in boys with autism, but not in girls with the condition.