Children diagnosed on the autism spectrum are more likely to have gastrointestinal problems than neurotypical kids, a new ...

Many of us have heard of burnout, that grinding exhaustion and loss of motivation driven by pressures from work, but for those suffering from autistic burnout it stems from the demands of everyday ...

Autistic children were more likely to develop each symptom, with constipation being the most common, affecting around 32 per ...

"Autism is not a processing error. It's a different operating system." –Sarah Hendrickx According to the National Institute of Mental Health, autism is a ...

Zhang and team examined data from large studies conducted in the US, the UK, Europe, and Australia, including genetic data ...

The Food and Drug Administration plans to approve a new use for the generic drug leucovorin in the coming weeks to treat kids with “cerebral folate deficiency and autistic symptoms,” according to a ...

It’s not easy being the brother or sister of an autistic child. “Typical” siblings sometimes feel embarrassed by or responsible for their autistic sib, or may feel jealous of all the attention he gets ...

A large 2020 cohort study in JAMA Pediatrics examined some of these. The prospective study found that watching television and/or videos, and less frequent play interaction between child and caregiver ...

Pregnant women with hypothyroxinemia in early gestation have nearly a 4-fold increased risk of having a child with autism, new research suggests. "We found a consistent association between severe, ...

As screening and understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) grows, a new national initiative tapping Drexel expertise ...

A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies ...