Parents often pressure Lawrence Diller, a behavioral/developmental pediatrician, to diagnose their children with autism. He thinks he knows why.

The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...

At 10 months old, my daughter Gabrielle had missed key milestones for gross motor, fine motor, social and communication skills. Following two seizures, Gabrielle had an MRI that showed brain ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

CHICAGO — Alexander watches Paw Patrol with fervor, bowls his baby brother over with hugs and does everything with gusto. What the 3-year-old West Chicago toddler can’t do yet is speak more than a few ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early-onset preeclampsia was linked to delayed development of problem-solving skills in preterm children. No ...

One of the biggest changes to disability support in a generation is the new Thriving Kids program. The scheme, which is expected to start rolling out in mid-2026, is pitched as an alternative to the ...

Children who received Early Intervention (EI) services before age 3 were more likely to meet third-grade academic standards ...