Boys with autism and related disorders had higher levels of growth hormones than other boys, which may explain why children with the condition often have larger heads, researchers reported on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boys with autism and related disorders had higher levels of growth hormones than other boys, which may explain why children with the condition often have larger heads, ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A study suggests that an early warning sign of the risk for autism may be abnormally fast growth in the size of an infant's head, a finding that could help doctors better diagnose the ...

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

The amygdala - a brain structure enlarged in two-year-old children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - begins its accelerated growth between 6 and 12 months of age, suggests a study funded ...

As per the MRFR reports, the global autism disorder and treatment market is likely to register a healthy CAGR of over 4.37% during the review timeframe. Autism disorders (ASDs) refer to a disorder ...

A new study suggests that overgrowth of the amygdala in infants during the first 6 to 12 months of life is tied to a later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). "The faster the amygdala grew in ...