More likely to fall through the cracks as kids, adult females are seeking autism diagnoses after years of searching for ...

In a large study of more than 3.5 million adults, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Drexel ...

MIT researchers suggests a potential molecular strategy for treating fragile X syndrome by enhancing NMDA subunit function.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spread many detestable theories in his life, but none is more detestable than his scaremongering over autism and vaccines. It's ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there are more than 5 million American adults with autism. Prior studies ...

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...

RFK Jr.'s reckless anti-vaccine statements conflict with mountains of good science. His scaremongering over autism and ...

The bill died in the appropriations committee last session but some Maine families say it would make a big difference for ...

Developmental disability or delay in children is common. Most good studies show that between 10-15% of all children have a ...

More adults have sought insight on whether they have autism in the last decade. It often happens after their children are ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 17% of children 3 to 17 years old have one or more developmental disabilities. These include intellectual disabilities, hearing ...

In the 15-year risk analysis of prenatal exposure to systemic glucocorticoids, there was an increased risk of mental disorders, like ADHD.