The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children to be screened for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at both their 18-month and 24-month pediatric well-child visits. One of the most popular ...

The study followed a cohort of 1,517 infants born in 2013 to further examine the sensory patterns of developing children identified by other researchers. (Photo courtesy of Grace Baranek) In research, ...

Healthcare providers used the tablet-based application developed by the Autism Center of Excellence at Duke University to screen toddlers ages 17 months to three years old during well-child visits.

Implementing a multi-stage screening process for autism spectrum disorder in early intervention settings may lead to a significant increase in ASD detection compared to standard care, particularly ...

A retrospective study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening in primary care practices concluded that the practice is fraught with problems. The bottom line is that screening is not happening ...

An autism diagnosis tool for toddlers proved highly accurate, creating the potential for autism to be diagnosed at a younger age, results from a community-based study suggest. The Social Attention and ...

(CNN) -- When screening for autism spectrum disorder, a new study suggests that children can be reliably diagnosed with autism at an age earlier than what is currently recommended. Current ...

The primary method that pediatricians use to identify children with autism is missing more kids with the developmental disorder than it catches, new research suggests. Less than 40 percent of children ...

In the first large, real-world study of universal screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in toddlers, researchers have found that the most widely used and researched screening tool is less ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, about 1.7-percent of children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism. Specifically in Arizona, that number is 1.4-percent.

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Adults can use self-screening autism tests before seeing a healthcare ...

There is no specific test to diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While online tests may help identify ASD characteristics, they are not diagnostic tools. Only an autism specialist can diagnose ...