FARMINGTON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A revolutionary new test that analyzes just a strand of hair is being hailed as a game-changer in the early detection of autism. Known as the Clearstrand-ASD test, ...

As the nation observes Autism Acceptance Month, the life sciences company MARAbio Systems (MARAbio) has launched the first blood test to identify specific maternal autoantibodies that are causal for a ...

SAN DIEGO — When Rebecca Bertheola noticed her son George had stopped saying "mama" and other words around his second birthday, she found herself caught between denial and growing concern. "We were on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the not-too-distant future, psychiatrists might be able to diagnose neurodivergent disorders like ADHD and autism in as little ...

March 16, 2010 (Updated March 18, 2010) — Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is at least 3 times more effective at identifying genetic abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than other ...

M-CHAT does not catch all children with autism in the neonatal high-risk group, shows a study from Karolinska Institutet ...

The term was coined in the 1980s by psychiatrist Dr Lorna Wing, whose work transformed how autism was understood in the UK. At the time, her “autism spectrum” concept was groundbreaking. Instead of ...