Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

Scientists have conducted the largest and most diverse study to date on how recessive genetic changes contribute to developmental disorders 1. They found that most undiagnosed cases that are due to ...

Researchers have conducted what they say is the largest and most diverse study to date on how recessive genetic changes contribute to developmental disorders. The team, headed by researchers at the ...

A new study has prompted some doctors to reconsider how obesity is classified. Currently, it is treated as a behavioral disease, but doctors are now suggesting that it be considered a ...

The fact that left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness are strikingly common in patients with certain neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders is a frequently reported observation in ...

Language development in children is a complex interplay of genetic, neurological and environmental factors. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the spectrum of language abilities, ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes behavioral disorders as involving “a pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school ...

Dyspraxia is one of many neurodevelopmental disorders that affect how your neurological (nerve) system and brain function. Most people call it just dyspraxia, but the official diagnosis is ...

NOTE: These points were made by the individual speakers identified above; they are not intended to reflect a consensus among workshop participants. Roger Crystal, chief executive officer of Opiant ...

MARIEMONT, Ohio (WKRC) -The 14-year-old Mariemont student's arrest report showed that he has Asperger's syndrome.Psychologists say it's a form of autism. Asperger's has been a way of describing ...

Researchers assessed the role of recessive genetic variants in developmental disorders, suggesting reanalysis of genetic data could improve understanding and diagnosis of conditions for millions of ...