Is there a way to eliminate the confusion between autism and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)? It is often more difficult to obtain services for children in ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided this guide on autism spectrum disorder as part of a series of ...

Because boys outnumber girls with PDD, relatively little research has focused on girls. Most existing studies have centered on 2 forms of PDD--autism and Rett disorder. The ratio of boys to girls with ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Ellen Erskine knew something was wrong when her son, Jared, didn't walk until he was 18 months old and only spoke very few words ...

Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, intensifying public concern over what might ...

Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic tool that can help identify autism risk in toddlers. A new study shows how AI machine learning can predict Autism Spectrum ...

Despite the biological basis of PDD, educational interventions appear to have had more success than medical ones to date. [16] However, psychopharmacologic interventions do play a role in the ...