Two studies led by the Chahrour Lab at UT Southwestern Medical Center shed new light on genes associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the neurodevelopmental disease characterized by impaired ...

Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD) occurs when a child regresses in multiple areas of functioning after about 2 years of typical development. It is part of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Children with epilepsy have a higher risk of also having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A new study in Developmental ...

Differences in the physical shape and wiring of the brain can directly contribute to the development of attention and social ...

The rapidly increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) makes finding out what causes ASD even more vital. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ASD now ...

Researchers have uncovered a possible link between sterol biosynthesis inhibiting medications taken during pregnancy and an ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down clinics and forced face-to-face interactions behind masks, autism diagnoses for many ...

ATLANTA ― The use of insulinlike growth factor–1 (IGF-1) significantly improves symptoms of social withdrawal and repetitive behaviors in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS), a genetic cause ...

While some people feel moments of loneliness or social anxiety from time to time, investigative reporter Christina Buttons ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...