Gianna Joachim is a hurricane, a twister of giggles and screeches, a steel blue-eyed, ivory-skinned 7-year-old whose internal motor is always revving at top speed. Gianna hurls herself on the floor ...

Researchers at the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis, ...

The researchers found: CBD was safe and well-tolerated in boys with severe autism and behavioral problems – participants were able to take the drug without difficulty and there were no serious adverse ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may offer a viable treatment strategy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who display severe self-injurious behavior. In a first-in-human pilot trial of ...

Severe forms of autism could be linked to overgrowth of the brain's outer layer that starts while a baby is in the womb, a new study finds. Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes -- often ...

ATLANTA — The Marcus Autism Center announced it will conduct the largest study of behavior, brain and genomic biomarkers in children across the autism spectrum following a $21.9 million grant from the ...

A groundbreaking study that claims its subjects had their autism reversed through dietary and therapeutical interventions has been blasted by advocacy groups and experts on the neurodiverse condition ...

Three years ago, Edward Kang was sifting through research papers for ideas for a school project when he came across an ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder now affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the CDC’s 2025 ADDM ...