Children's Health March 30, 2016 Don't screen all kids for developmental delays, experts advise Don't test children for developmental delays if they're not showing any signs of problems, a government-backed panel of Canadian experts advises.
Autism March 23, 2016 North Carolina teen with autism asks Panthers linebacker to prom Morgan Winfree is ready to go to her last-ever high school prom and she’s got a big dream for her date— Carolina Panthers’ linebacker Luke Kuechly.
Autism March 22, 2016 Navy funds autism-screening app, hoping for help with PTSD The Navy is paying for research into an app to screen for autism in the hopes that it could eventually be tweaked to look for signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Autism March 16, 2016 Anxiety drug may help treat autism-like symptoms in rare disease An anti-anxiety drug may reduce autistic features in a rare inherited disease, according to a new animal study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications.
Autism March 14, 2016 There's a link between autism and genius After a 45-minute helicopter ride over Rome, the artist Stephen Wiltshire drew a vast, 51/2-yard-wide cityscape in striking detail from memory.
Children's Health March 7, 2016 Gender variance and autism spectrum disorders often overlap Autism spectrum disorders and gender identity issues often occur together in children, according to new research that supports previous findings.
Autism February 26, 2016 Cheerleader asks autistic friend to prom with cookie cake A Florida cheerleader created a “promposal” using a cookie cake to ask her friend from her school’s special education classroom to the big dance.
Autism February 24, 2016 Director brings reality of autism to the big screen When you see characters with autism in a movie or on TV, chances are they’ll fit a certain mold: “Highly gifted, intelligent, quirky, socially odd,” says film director Janet Grillo.
NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH February 15, 2016 Low B12 seen in aging, autism and schizophrenia The brains of the elderly and younger people with autism and schizophrenia may share a common link: Both have low levels of vitamin B12, researchers say
Pregnancy January 29, 2016 Maternal obesity, diabetes tied to increased autism risk in kids Mothers who are obese during pregnancy have almost twice the odds of having a child with autism as women who weigh less, a U.S. study suggests.
Autism January 27, 2016 Apple Store employee's kind gesture toward special-needs boy goes viral A Nashville-area Apple Store employee is receiving praise from across the United States after performing a good deed for a boy with special needs.