Autism News

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social communication and restricted and/or repetitive behaviors or interests that varies in severity of symptoms, age of onset, and association with other disorders.

Autism spectrum disorder: it isn't as scary as it may sound when parents and caregivers take advantage of the local support network of area nonprofit agencies and businesses.

Officials in New York City have confirmed more cases of measles, saying the recent outbreak has spread from Manhattan and the Bronx to Brooklyn.

Did you know that starring in terribly scripted "reality" television shows is basically the equivalent of getting your Master's degree in a multitude of subjects? Oh, you didn't? Well, then thank Kristin Cavallari for reminding us why most celebrities should not be allowed to speak without reading from a script.

We, are parents of son with Autism, PDD-NOS. He had cardiac arrest at birth time and later was diagnosed with Autism.

Barack: What? So you think evolution isn't science now? Dude, evolution is totally science.

With flu season drawing to a close, many are wondering whether they made the right decision regarding vaccination and deciding their choice for next year.

Kristin Cavallari received a harsh response when she announced that she does not plan on vaccinating her children because of her concerns about autism.

To test the effectiveness of messages designed to reduce vaccine misperceptions and increase vaccination rates for measles-mumps-rubella .

Kristen Cavallari announced she and her husband Jay Cutler are not planning on vaccinating their children during an interview with Fox News Thursday.

Today is Pi Day. Pi is defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and its mathematical symbol is the Greek letter pi Celebrate: Today is Pi Day! on firstcoastnews.com: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/14/happy-pi-day-celebrate/6409131/ British writer, essayist and autistic savant Daniel Tammet poses on ... (more)

Before Jenny McCarthy became an internationally renowned, anti-vaccine autism scientist, she was a model : www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/jenny-mccarthy-playboy .

Keyham Kolts have already teamed up with the Devon FA and Plymouth City Council to offer children with autism or Asperger's Syndrome the chance to take part in training sessions.

A warning was issued this week that up to 340 passengers on two Air New Zealand flights between Christchurch and Auckland, on March 2 and 4, could have been exposed to measles.

Crystal Fox of Tempe, Arizona tried to keep her two special-needs children in public schools.

ASD consists of a group of developmental disabilities that cause behavioral, communication and social challenges.

Vaccines do not cause autism. That was part of the message Wednesday during a symposium held at the University of North Florida.

ASD consists of a group of developmental disabilities that cause behavioral, communication and social challenges.

The UC Davis MIND Institute has been named an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center , through a prestigious grant from the * Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health - a distinction held by only 15 neurodevelopmental centers nationwide committed to the ... (more)

Harper, R-Miss., was a co-author of the bill in the House. It passed the Senate Tuesday.