For those who have gone through it, know the ordeal: the path to an autism diagnosis often stretches on for months or years.

A new autism diagnostic tool could enable earlier detection — and it’s as simple as going to the bathroom. The breakthrough ...

Elevated gut microbe metabolites may distinguish children with autism, paving the way for a non-invasive urine test and a new ASD subtype linked to microbiome.

A simple urine test may be able to detect autism sooner than traditional screening with 90 percent accuracy, a study from ...

A 2024 study of autism screening included an important finding: Pediatric clinicians who use a standardized screening tool are more likely to flag toddlers as potentially autistic. However, the ...

With one in 44 children in the United States having autism, early detection and intervention are integral to improving outcomes. Because autism is diagnosed based on behavior, and there are not yet ...

In the study, 31 pediatric practices across three sites were randomly assigned to an experimental condition involving training and supervision in the universal, standardized, high-fidelity use of ...

Diagnosing autism is expensive and time consuming, so a screening tool is used to filter out those people who are unlikely to be diagnosed as autistic. This is all well and good, but our latest ...

In one of the largest autism studies, some questions regarding diagnostic accuracy have been raised. The first study of its kind by the researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) ...