Autism News

A long-anticipated revision of an official diagnostic guide to mental illness, known as the DSM-5, was released this week.

My son was a typically developing toddler. He met his milestones early or on time.

Eight-year-old Charlotte Tait has an IQ of 130 but she has been known to slap, bite and pull the hair of her teachers after quickly losing her temper when she feels she is not being listened to The parents of an eight-year-old girl whose IQ means she is of superior intelligence, have spoken of their despair after their daughter was expelled from ... (more)

A Beaverton man whose adult son has Asperger's syndrome has self-published a book he hopes will help other parents whose children are on the autism spectrum.

I am sure there would be many people who like me wish they could read the minds of other people.

Along with 28 other cities across the country, Phoenix took park in a walk to raise awareness for Angelman Syndrome.

The autism community is a fractious bunch. We argue over the causes of autism, the best treatments, or even if it should be treated at all.

SAP will provide job coaches to act as mediators between autistic workers and their colleagues.

German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems.

Great Britain is in the midst of a measles epidemic, one that public health officials say is the result of parents refusing to vaccinate their children after a safety scare that was later proved to be fraudulent.

Actions have consequences. No matter how much the person might want to try to hide from the consequences of one's actions, they frequently have a way of coming back, grabbing you by the neck, and letting you know they're there.

The Associated Press in the United States has picked up on a media story from the United Kingdom that blames Dr.

Early human development , Vol. 77, No. 1-2. , pp. 23-28, doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2003.12.002 The ratio of 2nd to 4th digit length is sexually dimorphic and is thought to be fixed early in development.

It has been suggested that autism may arise as the result of exposure to high concentrations of prenatal testosterone.

He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter.

Today, science is puzzling out mental illness, contemplating the ins and outs of mass extinction, trying out nano-gardening, and training honeybees to seek out live landmines.

Autism is now the second most commonly diagnosed serious developmental disability, and the number of children identified as autistic continues to grow.

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism.

As the American Psychiatric Association unveiled last week the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry, the uproar over its many changes continues.

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism.