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 ...

New study reveals that sibling relationships in families with a child diagnosed with autism share significant similarities with those in families with typical children from the children's perspectives ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Siblings of kids with autism have a higher risk of being diagnosed with the disorder than previously believed, suggests a new study. The analysis of more than 600 ...

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 ...

Dr. Skripka answers the question: 'What If A Sibling Is Embarrassed?' — -- Question: What should we do if the sibling of our autistic child is embarrassed to have friends over? Answer: Once ...

A caring 11-year-old has been nominated for a "Young Sibling of the Year" award for the help he gives his younger sister.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that kids who are born only a year or two after an older sibling might be more likely to be diagnosed with autism than those with a bigger age gap. Of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discovered: Mothers living near freeways more likely to have autistic kids; siblings that get along turn out healthier; high fructose corn syrup linked to diabetes; strange ancient life in Antarctic ...