He was locked in his own world, unable to engage properly with life around him due to a form of autism called Asperger Syndrome. The devastating symptoms affected almost every area of his life.

Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complex developmental condition that affects how people interact, communicate, learn, and behave. People with ASD have differences in their ...

Families affected by autism or developmental disabilities are invited to the fair, where they will find information on local ...

"What if everything we know about autism is wrong?" said Aaron Dallman, an assistant professor of occupational therapy at the Rutgers School of Health Professions and the author of the study.

Neurodiversity is a term (and a movement) predicated on the idea that autism and other developmental ... Peeks read with remarkable speed: He read both pages of a book at the same time, each ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — A new machine learning model can predict autism in young children from relatively limited information. The model can facilitate early detection of autism, which is important to ...

Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder can both involve a need for additional support. However, these are distinct diagnoses with different underlying causes and presentations. Down syndrome ...

Since autism was first described in the 1940s, it’s been assumed that a key feature of the condition is a blunted emotional response or an inability to describe emotions.

Delilah Ortega, 8, is a soloist in the choir at Fayetteville's School of Hope. She has also had 50 surgeries and is hard of ...

His receptiveness to new ways of thinking helped him push his readers to shift their own views on numerous topics, not least autism. For generations, autistic individuals and their families were ...

Although haloperidol remains the best validated antipsychotic at this time, our group and others have large double-blind placebo controlled studies in progress in persons with MR and/or autism.

Possible Effects of Allergic & Nonallergic Disorders on Cognition & Behavioral Symptoms Allergic and nonallergic diseases causing chronic airway and gut mucosal inflammation may induce or ...