Using a new training model, primary care providers improved their confidence to make more in-house diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, keeping patients off of lengthy specialty clinic wait lists.

Diagnosing a person with autism spectrum disorder can be challenging. It's a medical condition that no blood test, brain scan or objective test can pinpoint. And because of each person's distinctive ...

Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major challenge, but new research from York University shows that how young adults—and potentially children—grasp objects could offer a ...

Credit: Getty Images. This article describes what you should do to prepare for the initial evaluation if you suspect your child may have ASD, or if you think you might have ASD. Autism spectrum ...

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are identified through a combination of structured observational assessments, caregiver interviews, standardised rating scales and emerging digital and biological ...

The timing of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis varies widely across populations and healthcare systems, with significant implications for intervention access and long-term outcomes. Early ...

Level 1 autism requires minimal support and includes challenges in communication and social skills. Level 2 autism needs more substantial support due to significant difficulties with social skills and ...

Receiving an autism diagnosis later in life brings up complex emotions. For those with eating disorders, it could be the key ...

"I was told I had Asperger's in the past, but is that diagnosis no longer used?" "Is autism caused by how someone was raised.