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April is autism awareness month: Get the facts

April 19, 2016

April is autism awareness month: Get the facts

Imagine being told that your child would never give you a hug or say, “I love you.”

Dr. Manny: I'm talkin' to you, De Niro -- autism is not caused by vaccines

April 13, 2016

Dr. Manny: I'm talkin' to you, De Niro -- autism is not caused by vaccines

A few weeks ago, I was ready to criticize somebody who I respect as an artist -- that person being Mr. Robert De Niro.

Eye-gaze tracking may offer objective tool for detecting autism in children

April 1, 2016

Eye-gaze tracking may offer objective tool for detecting autism in children

Methods for detecting early signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are primarily observational, spanning from parent reports to clinical evaluation.

No change in how common autism is in US kids: about 1 in 68

March 31, 2016

No change in how common autism is in US kids: about 1 in 68

A government report released Thursday shows no change in how common autism is among U.S. children.

Medical community is fighting a new germ: celebrities

March 31, 2016

Medical community is fighting a new germ: celebrities

When celebrity and science collide, harmful side effects may occur.

Don't screen all kids for developmental delays, experts advise

March 30, 2016

Don't screen all kids for developmental delays, experts advise

Don't test children for developmental delays if they're not showing any signs of problems, a government-backed panel of Canadian experts advises.

North Carolina teen with autism asks Panthers linebacker to prom

March 23, 2016

North Carolina teen with autism asks Panthers linebacker to prom

Morgan Winfree is ready to go to her last-ever high school prom and she’s got a big dream for her date— Carolina Panthers’ linebacker Luke Kuechly.

Navy funds autism-screening app, hoping for help with PTSD

March 22, 2016

Navy funds autism-screening app, hoping for help with PTSD

The Navy is paying for research into an app to screen for autism in the hopes that it could eventually be tweaked to look for signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Anxiety drug may help treat autism-like symptoms in rare disease

March 16, 2016

Anxiety drug may help treat autism-like symptoms in rare disease

An anti-anxiety drug may reduce autistic features in a rare inherited disease, according to a new animal study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications.

There's a link between autism and genius

March 14, 2016

There's a link between autism and genius

After a 45-minute helicopter ride over Rome, the artist Stephen Wiltshire drew a vast, 51/2-yard-wide cityscape in striking detail from memory.