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As of today, there are no definitive tests to measure a child’s risk for developing autism. Since early intervention and therapy is key for at-risk children, such a test could be critical for managing the early development of a child.

A new study finds that children conceived in March are significantly more likely to have autism.

A simple checklist that parents fill out in the waiting room may help doctors someday screen for warning signs of autism as early as a baby's first birthday.

Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study based on more than a half-million California children....

A new study suggests jaundiced newborns have a higher risk of autism than other babies.