Persistent maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy is associated with increased autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in offspring.

Poorly controlled thyroid disease with persistent imbalance across trimesters is associated with an increased risk for autism ...

We all do it: that high-pitched, sing-songy voice that spills out of your mouth whenever a baby is around. Caregivers have long used this playful, emotional, exaggerated form of speech - called ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...

"High-functioning autism" (HFA) is a term used to describe people with a certain level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They have milder symptoms and fewer challenges than those with more severe ...

A low-dose mix of zinc, serine, and branched-chain amino acids boosted neural function and social behavior in autism mouse ...

Researchers led by Tzyy-Nan Huang and Ming-Hui Lin at Academia Sinica in Taiwan have found that a small-dose combination of zinc, serine, and branched-chain amino acids may ease behavioral problems in ...