July 5, 2012 — Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in parents or siblings appears to be associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), new research suggests. Results from a ...

In a recent study published in the journal Autism Research, a group of researchers examined the association between family history of neurodevelopmental (NDD) and neuropsychiatric (NPD) disorders and ...

If you’ve spent time around someone on the autism spectrum, you’ve probably learned the basics: use people-first language, be empathetic, hold space. Understanding where these guidelines come from, ...

Children who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (autism) are at greater risk of developmental vulnerabilities if they also have other relatives with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric ...

In 1943, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, identified autism as a separate disorder from schizophrenia in young children. Kanner called his newly identified disorder early ...

Social cognition refers to the mental operations involved in perceiving, interpreting and responding to the intentions, emotions and behaviours of others. Impairments in social cognition are a central ...