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What is the DSM-FIVE?

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that’s diagnosed based upon the prevalence of symptoms, rather than by any underlying medical examinations or blood tests. This is one reason why it can be challenging to diagnose autism, since it isn’t…
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Everything You Need to Know about M-CHAT

Advances in medical research and technology have enabled healthcare professionals to screen for various diseases, disorders and conditions from an early age. Such pre-diagnostic screening has greatly benefitted the overall health of all people,…
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Masking Autism in Girls

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects different people in dramatically different ways. The signs and symptoms of it, and the severity to which these are present, can look entirely different in one individual…
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Sensory Issues and Autism

Many people who have autism experience sensory issues. The most recent criteria for diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in fact, includes sensory issues. Just like all other signs and symptoms of autism, sensory issues are quite unique…
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The History of Autism and Institutionalization

It may be hard to believe today, but it wasn’t that long ago that autism was considered a black mark on the individuals who had it and also on their parents. As late as the 1960s, in fact, children who were diagnosed with autism in the United…
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Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for Children With Autism

Studies have shown that children with autism who receive early intervention treatments such as applied behavioral analysis, or ABA therapy, are much more successful in building the social, communication and daily life skills with which they…