Every child deserves the chance to communicate, express themselves, and be understood. Yet, millions of children around the ...

Jennifer Shapiro* had a feeling something wasn’t quite right with her infant son, Timothy. When she looked closely at him, his eyes rarely focused on hers. When she smiled at him, he seemed in a daze, ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

Researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim, together with international partners, have ...

Scientists have conducted the largest and most diverse study to date on how recessive genetic changes contribute to developmental disorders 1. They found that most undiagnosed cases that are due to ...

Our new study highlights a crucial, but often hidden, aspect of child health—the mental health impact of living with two or ...

Autism diagnosed early differs genetically and developmentally from autism identified later, challenging the theory that it is a single, uniform condition.

A new study has prompted some doctors to reconsider how obesity is classified. Currently, it is treated as a behavioral disease, but doctors are now suggesting that it be considered a ...

President Donald Trump today linked acetaminophen, the active component in the widely used, over-the-counter drug Tylenol, to rising autism rates in children in the United States and warned against ...