30-Second Test Can Help Diagnose Autism in Infants

Researchers find that a simple task can help gauge infants' autism risk.

Autism parents push for funding for centre

The parents of children who attended a school which provided autism therapy, say they need to raise $300,000 by Friday to re-open it.

Could Nasal Spray of 'Love Hormone' Treat Autism?

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions known to be involved with processing social information, a small study found.

Piecing the puzzle: April marks National Autism Awareness Month

As Monday marked World Autism Awareness Day and April serves as Autism Awareness Month, staggering new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which were released on March 29, said that 1 in 88 U.S. children, have been "identified with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)."

Autism Spectrum Therapies to Host Free Insurance Workshops on California Mandated Autism Coverage, Senate Bill 946.

California is the 28th state to enact Autism Insurance Reform with the passing of Senate Bill 946. It requires that every health care plan that provides hospital, medical or surgical coverage also provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for autism. Behavior health treatment includes Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which uses behavioral learning theory to modify behavior and has the ...