A poorly written DSM criteria set is useless. The essential prerequisite to an accurate diagnosis is that different clinicians can agree on whether it is present or absent in a given individual. If ...

Fei, a mother of three, has two children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Her son Ben, 8, who also has weak core muscles attributed to autism, had received physical therapy (PT) since he ...

The proposed change to the newest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM5, would do away with the diagnoses of Asperger’s ...

When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is just that—a spectrum, encompassing a broad range of differences ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid rising interest in the disorder across the country. Subscribe to our ...

Late at night, when I’m alone, I sometimes ponder what it means to be autistic. Do I experience sounds and smells differently from an allistic (non autistic) person? Scientific studies suggest I do.

Autism spectrum disorder is an emotionally crushing statement for parents to hear.  In 2025 CDC reported that 1 in 31 ...

Diagnoses in young children of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have increased worldwide over the last decade – and at first, reported rates in Israel were lower than those reported in the US and ...

Autism syndrome person and Autistic social developmental education disorder puzzle children symbol as a child special learning icon as jigsaw pieces coming together to form a young student head in a ...