This study was a prospective evaluation of the developmental abilities of siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The authors note that relatives of children with ASDs are at a ...

Dr. Skripka answers the question: 'Are Support Groups Helpful For Siblings?' — -- Question: What issues should I look for in siblings of a child with autism, and are support groups helpful for ...

CHICAGO -- A new study suggests nearly one in five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder too -- a rate much higher than previously thought. Researchers followed 664 infants ...

How can I get my neurotypical adult sons to interact more with their profoundly autistic older brother? I put this agonizing question out to my extensive autism community network and got very few ...

It is a virtual epidemic. One in 88 American children is diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier this week, Representative Darrell ...

Siblings of autistic children have a 20% chance of being autistic themselves - about seven times higher than the rate in infants with no autistic siblings. That's the key finding of a new paper by UC ...

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A new study suggests nearly 1 in 5 children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder too - a rate much higher than previously thought. Researchers followed 664 infants who had at least ...