Latest about Autism
Why Kids With Autism May Avoid Eye Contact
New research suggests that the reason children with autism avoid eye contact isn't purely due to lack of social skills.
Fever During Pregnancy Linked with Baby's Risk of Autism
Children of women who experience fevers during pregnancy may have a greater risk of autism and other developmental disorders.
Siblings of Kids with Autism Are at High Risk for Language Delays
Findings nix assumption that undiagnosed siblings aren't affected by the disorder.
Chromosome Change Points to Autism, Schizophrenia, Study Says
A deletion in the human genome can increase a person's chance of developing autism or schizophrenia by 14 times.
Autism Mimicked by Cells in a Dish
Stem cells are transformed into neurons to show researchers the biology of autism.
Autism Identified Early By Fixation on Geometry
Results of study could give parents earlier signs
MD Who Tied Vaccine to Autism Sues Journal for Defamation
Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who first proposed a link between autism and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism is suing the British Medical Journal.
The Many Genes Behind Autism Do Only a Few and Similar Things
Scientists had hoped to find genes that played large roles in autism, but that search has been frustrating, researchers said.
