A first-of-its-kind consensus statement is outlining new standards for providing health care to youth with autism, intellectual disability and other neurodevelopmental disabilities in an effort to ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder groups sharing DNA patterns.

Including genetic testing in evaluations for children with autism, developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders often leads to major changes in care, researchers say. In a study looking ...

A recent study shows that people judge crime victims with neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, fetal ...

This new program from Norton Hospital aims to bridge the gap between pediatric and adult care for those with neurodevelopmental disorders.

A team of researchers from the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada, in ...

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders report congenital abnormalities, such as defects of the heart and/or urinary tract, at least ten times more frequent compared to other children. This is one ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people ...

Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects girls, most of whom have mutations in the transcription regulatory gene MECP2. However, mutations in MECP2 also have been ...

Before there were MRI machines or CT scans—never mind the possibility of using AI to unlock the mysteries of the human brain—there was Civitan International. Founded in 1917, this organization of ...

There is no link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and autism or ADHD risk for the offspring, a new gold-standard review ...