Credit: Getty Images. This article describes what you should do to prepare for the initial evaluation if you suspect your child may have ASD, or if you think you might have ASD. Autism spectrum ...

A simple checklist that parents fill out in the waiting room may help doctors someday screen for warning signs of autism as early as a baby's first birthday. San Diego pediatricians tested the tool ...

(CBS/AP) - Kids with autism do best when they get early treatment, and new research shows that the sometimes devastating neurodevelopmental disorder can be detected with a simple five-minute checklist ...

Five-year-old Rory Fitzpatrick is on level with most children in Kindergarten. But when she was a toddler her mother thought something was wrong. "We thought she was deaf,” her mother said. “We would ...

Women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulties with emotional regulation. Many of the day-to-day things which are comparatively manageable for many people can be extremely hard for ...

The signs of autism may be present as early as one year of age, and a simple checklist could help doctors screen for it, researchers say. Babies who are not socially engaged, gesturing and babbling ...

Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have difficulties with emotional regulation. Many of the day to day things which are comparatively manageable for many people can be extremely hard for women ...

Pediatricians could diagnose children with autism earlier by asking parents to fill out a simple, five-minute checklist when they take their babies in for their first-year checkups, according to ...