Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying ...

Within a matter of seconds, your child slips from your watchful eye and wanders away. Soon, he or she is nowhere to be found. For any parent, few things strike more fear than a missing child. But for ...

Autism Speaks is a controversial organization that claims to want autistic people to reach their “full potential” — but is this truly its focus? Many people on the autism spectrum see Autism Speaks as ...

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of referring to someone who is “neurodivergent”. The term was coined in ...

Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan recently told The Times that “overdiagnosis” is a scourge these days, including among those with suspected autism. But do the stats bear these claims out? The National ...

For some children with autism, there's a connection between gastrointestinal problems and stress, anxiety and social withdrawal, a new study suggests. The findings could help efforts to develop ...

As the mother of an autistic 6-year-old, I am deeply alarmed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s latest claim that Tylenol causes autism. This idea has been thoroughly ...