Parents and grandparents of children ages 2 months to 5 years will notice that their health care providers are using new methods to assess development. Motivated by multiple studies which show that ...

The statistics on the prevalence of autism sometimes seem like a timer ticking down to zero. When I got into the field of disabilities 13 years ago, the suggested prevalence was 1 in 150 children.

COLUMBIA - The CDC has changed its guidelines for childhood development for the first time in 20 years. Local experts say getting a child properly screened will help parents determine if their kids ...