A new strengths checklist aims to help parents, carers and clinicians more easily identify a child’s skills, talents and ...

When parents are concerned about their child's development, they often seek an assessment to address concerns and identify ...

Focusing on a child’s strengths can have a powerful impact on children and parents, researchers say. Photo / 123rf When ...

A new CDC report stated that autism rates are rising in the U.S., as more than 3% of America's kids are being diagnosed. A ...

The DSM's approach to childhood psychiatric diagnoses lacks theory, structure, and balance. A new model must include ...

With diagnoses at a record high, some experts have begun to question our assumptions about the condition — and how to treat ...

Kindergarten—known in Chinese as 幼稚園—marks a child’s first structured encounter with education outside the family. Far more than a place for songs and naps, kindergarten environments ignite curiosity, ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report examining autism among children who turned 4 and 8 years old ...

Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger, according to a new study.

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Autism is often missed in girls, as its signs differ significantly from the classic symptoms typically seen in boys.