Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
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An autism diagnosis means different things depending on who is doing the diagnosing, suggests a new study.
Researchers found that clinics varied in what skills and behaviors they considered when evaluating kids with an autism spectrum disorder and deciding where on that spectrum they fell.In kids with severe social problems, "everyone agreed that the child had (autism)," said study author Catherine Lord, head of the Institute for Brain Development at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. "But it does suggest that in those borderlands of autism spectrum disorders, there is a lot of confusion."That means that families of kids with an autism spectrum disorder should focus more on a kid's specific difficulties and strengths, rather than on a label, she said.Those labels or classifications range from autism, on the more severe end of the spectrum, to Asperger syndrome, a milder disability, and "pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified," or PDD-NOS,...The New Year hasn't even started yet, but some parents are already looking ahead to 2013. In May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association will release a new, revis...
At 18 months old, Billy Pagoni was diagnosed with severe autism. The disorder was so disabling, he had trouble speaking.Today, he's 20 years old, about to graduate f...
It is estimated that 1 in every 110 children has an autism spectrum disorder, but could not fully understanding this complex condition simply mean that more kids are being misdiagnosed? Dr. Michael Goldberg gives his thoughts
Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder -- but the risk is the same whether just one or both parents are...
April is National Autism Awareness Month, a time when families, friends and advocates highlight the challenges of autism, a complex disorder of brain development cha...
The brains of children who have autism spectrum disorder are larger than those of other children, a difference that seems to arise before they are 2 years old, accor...
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In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a p...
The American Psychiatric Association (from which I resigned in protest, some time ago) is at it again—making up, then retracting, new diagnoses that their committees...
Two proposed psychiatric diagnoses failed to make the last round of cuts in the laborious process of revising the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorde...
KENSETH THE MAN TO BEAT? — Whenever the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes to Dover International Speedway, Matt Kenseth is always one of the favorites. Kenseth, the 200...
When Sprint Cup drivers showed up at Dover International Speedway – then Dover Downs International Speedway – for its first race in 1969, most had raced only a coupl...
Autism tends to go hand in hand with a variety of other mental and behavioral conditions in kids, suggests a new study that highlights the fuzzy nature of autism dia...
One in every 88 children in the United States is on the autism spectrum and there are several theories about treatments. Dr. Manny talks to Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum about a study he conducted that found food and nutrient sensitivities play a huge role in autistic children
A new study found one in three young adults with autism had no post-secondary education or employment in the years after graduating from high school. According to th...
In the last two years, autism cases have increased by 23 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means that one in every 88 childr...
As a doctor and a parent of a child with autism, I get a lot of questions in my practice (and in my email inbox) from other parents of children who have been diagnos...
About a quarter of children with autism may be taking antidepressants that won't help them, a new study suggests.Autistic children are sometimes prescribed antid...
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