Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada have discovered a gene that may be responsible for defining behaviors ...
A long‑overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic ...
When a parent brings a child in for a developmental evaluation, the goal is not simply to answer “autism or not.” The ...
Thinking about autism has evolved. Just three decades ago, autism was a relatively rare and clearly defined condition, ...
A Louisville mother and father says their special needs child was being abused at school and hid a camera in his hair to ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2026 / Action Behavior Centers (ABC), a leading provider of evidence-based ...
Research suggests that autistic people have a higher risk for self-harm. Negative and unsupportive environments and challenges with emotional expression and communication may contribute to this ...
Scientists uncover gene tied to autism's hallmark behaviors A global research team led by The Hospital for Sick Children has identified PTCHD1-AS, a long non-coding RNA gene on the X chromosome, as ...
AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2026 / Action Behavior Centers, a leading provider of evidence-based applied behavior ...
Research shows 40% of parents isolate themselves from friends and family due to a child’s autistic behaviors and 32% ...