From school project to breakthrough: how a teenager built an AI tool that reads the eye to detect autism and ADHD.

A 2024 study of autism screening included an important finding: Pediatric clinicians who use a standardized screening tool are more likely to flag toddlers as potentially autistic. However, the ...

Credit: getty Images Allison Paugh, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), explains the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan for autism from early childhood to adulthood. The ...

Adults can use self-screening autism tests before seeing a healthcare professional. A healthcare professional must provide a formal autism diagnosis based on specific criteria. Autism is diagnosed ...

New research from Drexel University's A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism ...

For parents, an autism diagnosis for their child is life-changing, often following months of uncertainty. Questions about eye contact, social responsiveness, and developmental progress lead families ...

Infants who don't respond to their name by 1 year of age appear to be more likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental problem by the age of 2. Autism spectrum ...

A study led by Kennedy Krieger Institute's Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI) finds that a community-based screening model is helping children receive autism diagnoses faster, ...

A simple urine test may help identify children at risk for autism sooner than current assessments - opening the door for earlier diagnosis and treatment, and better long-term outcomes for children who ...