Autism spectrum disorder is a group of developmental delays that affect how a person communicates and behaves. Many people are diagnosed with autism as young children, but it is possible to recognize ...

Plus, how to best support your little one after diagnosis ...

Researchers studied the link between sleep and sensory sensitivity, which is common in neurodivergent infants. They found that when babies with this trait napped in a noisy environment, their deep ...

Eye contact is one of the earliest ways babies connect with their caregivers. From infancy, most babies naturally seek out faces, making eye contact during feedings, playtime, and interactions.

This post was co-authored by Sarah MacLaughlin, LSW, and Rahil Briggs, Psy.D. In the United States, the average age of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is around age 4, although ...

If your baby avoids eye contact, turns away when you look at them, seems to gaze past you, or doesn’t hold your eyes during feeding or play, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not overreacting. This ...

On 16 April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr held a press conference about rising diagnoses of autism. The US Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary pointed to new data showing that autism prevalence in the ...