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 by ...

Background: Little is known about the extent to which neurodevelopmental trajectories in infancy predict a later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: We investigated the association ...

A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage ...

Efforts to detect autism spectrum disorder before the age of two mostly rely on parental reports, as opposed to infant behavior. Measuring infant behavior, however, directly provides vital information ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Across eight studies focused on how COVID-19 impacted infant health and development, a meta-analysis found the pandemic virus led to higher risks of babies developing a variety of ...