Researchers have found that the severity of autism symptoms, rather than the diagnosis itself, is linked to patterns of brain connectivity associated with genes connected to autism and ADHD.

The public narrative on ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence is infused with scientism—faith-based claims masquerading as scientific ones.

A low-cost tool accurately distinguishes neurotypical children from children with autism just by watching them copy the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for a minute. It can even tell autism from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. For a long time, ADHD and autism were considered conditions that primarily affected boys and men. The common belief was that these ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that the biological underpinnings of autism and ADHD may transcend traditional diagnostic boundaries. While there is increasing appreciation that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between 50-70 per cent of people with autism have been reported as having both conditions Some might roll their eyes about yet ...

Groundbreaking research has uncovered a set of just three gene variants that can increase the likelihood of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by up to ...

A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists and geneticists think about mental illness: genetic specificity.

One of my recent posts, Embracing a Person-Centred, Strength-Based View of ADHD, sparked several enquiries from readers asking if I had information on AuDHD—the ...

Thomas Cooper was five years old when he died while receiving an alternative treatment for ADHD and sleep apnoea. The boy from Royal Oak, Michigan, had been taken by his parents to receive hyperbaric ...