As the rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have risen dramatically in the United States over the last 20 years or so, people inside and outside of the healthcare community are searching for reasons why this might be. To date, there has been no single cause of autism identified. Unfortunately, this may always be the […]

The prevalence of autism has risen dramatically in the U.S. — and in other parts of the world — precipitously over the last 20 years. A 2023 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in 36 children have autism, a major increase from the one-in-44 rate from 2018. More concerning is […]

While much more is known about autism today than ever before, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. One of the big things on people’s minds is how autism develops and what some of the major risk factors for it are. Unfortunately, there is no medical exam or blood test that can detect autism. […]

People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face many challenges that neurotypical individuals don’t. They may struggle with verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions and more. These challenges — as well as restricted and/or repetitive interests and behaviors — often cause children the autism spectrum to struggle a bit in traditional classrooms. However, at the same time, many […]

There are many signs, symptoms and causes of autism, which is why it’s referred to today as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children who are diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental disorder are unique in many ways, with them falling on different parts of a wide spectrum. How ASD affects one child, for example, could be completely different […]

There’s an undeniable link between an individual’s memory and their ability to process and do certain things. For the brain to function properly, it must be able to accurately identify the right information that has been stored based on past experiences. For example, people learn from a young age that a red traffic light means […]

The prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been on the rise over the last 20 years. Today, it’s estimated that roughly one in 36 children have ASD, with is a significant jump from the rate of one in 44 children that was measured in 2018. Much research has been done into this rise […]

Fragile X Syndrome is not as well-known as other genetic disorders. At the same time, it’s the most common cause of someone inheriting an intellectual disability. While there are many unknown direct causes of the neurodevelopmental disorder known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Fragile X syndrome is actually the leading known cause of autism. Autism […]

Thanks to the many developments in medical research over the last 20 years, we know so much more about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than we used to. That has resulted in not only more acceptance and support for children with autism and their families but advanced treatment options as well. Widely recognized as one of […]

Before 2013, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified was considered its own separate disorder. That all changed that year, though, when the American Psychiatric Association released its latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as DSM-5. Under that manual, a few previous separate disorders were linked under one new umbrella called […]