That sing-song speech parents use when talking to their babies is universal, and infants tend to prefer it. So, when a baby doesn't seem to engage with this melodic "motherese," or baby talk, it can ...

Babies with an increased likelihood of autism may struggle to settle into deep, restorative sleep, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the link between ...

A new study find that infants with high sensory sensitivity have shallower deep sleep, offering clues into early neurodivergent development.

A nonverbal autistic man is being credited for helping to save a baby who accidentally fell into a pool, according to a report from WOWK-CBS in South Point, Ohio. Aaron Cahal, 23, was diagnosed with ...

Three-year-old Elliot shoots baskets with a toddler-sized hoop at UC San Diego’s Autism Center for Excellence. Elliot has been diagnosed with autism, a developmental disability related to language and ...

Historically, psychoanalysis has a fraught history in its handling of autism. Despite emerging evidence of neurological differences, the myth that bad parenting was the cause of autism was widely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A little boy with autism, who doesn’t like physical touch, learned to let his baby sister touch him, and it struck an emotional ...