Researchers Dr. Yuval Hart and Oded Wertheimer from the Psychology department and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Science (ELSC) at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a new ...

Mothers who work in jobs where they are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals or experience high stress have higher odds of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggest the findings of ...

OUR understanding of autism has come a long way, and increasingly, studies suggest there’s not one single type of the ...

Dr Jha says healthcare, education, corporate systems are failing neurodivergent individuals — not due to lack of science, but ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the ...

Sensory symptoms are highly prevalent amongst autistic individuals and are now considered in the diagnostic criteria. Whilst evidence suggests a genetic relationship between autism and sensory ...

Researchers have discovered that a mutation of the MDGA1 gene, a key factor modulating the connections and characteristics between nerve cells, serves as a new cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ...

Higher prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is associated with a greater risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in men, potentially via the disruption of a key enzyme in the developing ...

Many women fear that late pregnancy causes autism in their child but the science tells a different story Read on to know ...

The genetic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder had decreased over time, suggesting that rising diagnostic rates were ...

Every child develops differently. Some speak early, while others take a little longer. Some are outgoing, while others are naturally quiet. But sometimes, what appears to be a simple delay may ...