A new large-scale longitudinal study suggests that children who exhibit a higher number of autistic traits are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by the age of 18. The ...

A comprehensive study conducted by a research team from the University of California, USA, revealed that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to ...

The government is pushing ahead with a new program — and there are concerns it could leave some autistic children falling between the cracks. Critics of the government's new Thriving Kids program for ...

This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary ...

An autistic 5-year-old boy was found wandering alone barefoot outside a Queens laundromat — while his mother was in custody for a home invasion robbery, law enforcement sources and police ...

The best available science does not support a causal link between Tylenol and autism. A landmark study from Sweden analyzed health records of nearly 2.5 million children born between 1995 and 2019. It ...

The family are continuing to fight for an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for their 10-year-old daughter, Autumn, with Laura saying that at times they had "struggled to cope". An East Sussex ...

Autism does not follow the same path for everyone. Some children show traits early, while others go unnoticed until adolescence. A new study from the University of Cambridge uncovers why this ...

The proposed alert system comes after the death of a 6-year-old autistic child who went missing in Pennsylvania earlier this month.

Parents of children with SEN know all too well the challenges it brings – which is why it's parents who don't have a child with SEN who are being urged to watch Kellie Bright’s new Panorama ...

A man and woman in South Carolina have been arrested after a naked, autistic child was reported wandering in the middle of the road. Sign up for our Newsletters Around 4:48 p.m. Monday, officers with ...

The Trump administration has warned that Tylenol should not be used by expectant mothers and young children because of possible link to autism. Experts say there is no such connection.