A therapy that focuses on parents’ communication skills may have lasting benefits for young children with autism, a new clinical trial suggests.
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that preschool children who took part in the program had less-severe autism symptoms six years later, compared to kids […]
A simple hearing test may help identify young children at risk for autism before they’re old enough to speak, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., say they’ve identified an inner-ear problem in children with autism that may impair their […]
Training programs for parents can help improve the behavior of children with autism, a new study suggests.
After six months of either parent training or parent education, the children’s behavior improved for parents in both groups, but the benefit was greater in the parent […]
A 2015 study published online in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, found that children with autism tend to have more gastrointestinal problems early in life compared to other children.
Researchers compared incidents of diarrhea, constipation and food allergy/intolerance during the first three years of life among […]
Sperm May Show Predictors of Autism Risk
Many experts believe that autism is usually inherited, but there is no genetic test to assess autism risk. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University asked, if genetic modifications are passed from fathers to their children, would it be possible to […]