A diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, involves one of three levels. Standards for the three types of ASD are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ...

Prenatal hypoxia and birth complications may worsen autism severity; legal and medical experts urge early testing and intervention for affected children If there was negligence during pre-natal care ...

"High-functioning autism" (HFA) is a term used to describe people with a certain level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They have milder symptoms and fewer challenges than those with more severe ...

While Chris could be enrolled in anything that took his fancy, she felt she could not leave his brother, Emmet, who has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), at any of these activities without somebody ...

It took 25-year-old Rushali (name changed) visits to six psychiatrists before she was finally diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Level 1. “I always knew there was something different.

Severe autism symptoms can be reversed and reduced to an indistinguishable level, scientists have claimed. Two non-identical twin girls in the US were found to have a level of autism at 20 months old ...

(Reuters) -Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increasing prevalence, according to data released on Tuesday by the U.S.