Participating in speech and language therapies for longer periods of time may help most autistic children speak their first words, a study suggests. Autism spectrum disorder, which affects one in 31 ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

The theory behind the drug's use for autism postulates that some children have a blockage in the transport of folic acid into the brain that potentially contributes to some of the neurological ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will add an ...

Families of nonspeaking autistic children are making cross-country treks for a controversial promise: that a simple letter board can finally let their kids speak for themselves. At the center of their ...