For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Severe autism, or level 3 autism spectrum disorder, describes individuals with the highest support needs on the autism spectrum.People with level 3 ...

Anyone who has ever survived being a teenager should be well aware that parenting a teenager can be no easy feat. But factor in a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disability ...

Toddlers without ASD showed consistently high interest in motherese, spending approximately 80 percent of the experiment watching that video. But results were not as uniform in toddlers diagnosed with ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Level 1 autism requires minimal support and includes challenges in communication and social skills. Level 2 autism needs more substantial support ...

After adjustment for demographics, neighborhood socioeconomic factors, and ambient air pollutants, maternal prenatal exposure based on the estimated lithium level in the local drinking water was ...