Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada have discovered a gene that may be responsible for defining behaviors ...

A long‑overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic ...

When a parent brings a child in for a developmental evaluation, the goal is not simply to answer “autism or not.” The ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

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Scientists uncover gene tied to autism's hallmark behaviors A global research team led by The Hospital for Sick Children has identified PTCHD1-AS, a long non-coding RNA gene on the X chromosome, as ...

A new study identifies PTCHD1-AS as a key non-coding gene that shapes social and repetitive behaviors in autism without affecting cognition.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people interact or communicate with others, as well as restricted interests and repetitive patterns ...

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes he would have been diagnosed as autistic if he were a child today. Gates made the revelation in an interview to promote his forthcoming book, ...

Mindcolor Autism provides center-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, an evidence-based approach widely recognized ...

AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2026 / Action Behavior Centers, a leading provider of evidence-based applied behavior ...