In 2013, this term was replaced, and PDDs is no longer used. It’s now called autism spectrum disorder (ASD). “There were about five different diagnoses one could have [under a PDD diagnoses], ...

She was diagnosed with autism in 2023 - just after her youngest daughter was also diagnosed. Now, Nelson is encouraging people to seek a diagnosis if they also think, or have long had suspicion ...

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Their pediatrician didn't seem worried, but the speech delay persisted. At 2 and a half, Mason was diagnosed with autism. The Connors went on a mission, searching for anything that would help.

When their son, Mason, now 5, was diagnosed with nonverbal autism at 2 1/2 years old, the Connor family was determined to find something to help him speak. After multiple failed treatments ...

As a kid, I was told I had Asperger's syndrome (as an adult, that diagnosis was updated to autism). I believed Asperger's was a disease and hoped I could rid myself of it. I attended all skills ...

A drug used to treat the side effects of chemotherapy could be the answer to parents of children who have autism and are nonverbal. Leucovorin (pronounced “loo-kuh-vaw-ruhn”), which ...

Matthew McDermott My wife Susie startled me with a question the other week as she scrolled through a WhatsApp chat group for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. “Hey, Michael ...

Natasha Nelson, who was diagnosed with autism in August 2023, just after her youngest daughter was also diagnosed, sits in a sensory room she uses to calm her children in her Stone Mountain ...

She is a Director of Autistic UK CIC. Catrin Griffiths does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Natasha Nelson, who was diagnosed with autism in August 2023, just after her youngest daughter was also ...