Children with autism spectrum disorder often struggle to communicate their needs, a problem that can result in frequent angry outbursts and persistent behavioral problems. Parents of autistic ...

Children with autism spectrum disorders who also have serious behavioral problems responded better to medication combined with training for their parents than to treatment with medication alone ...

A team of researchers has identified for the first time the mechanism linking a mutation in the Shank3 gene with alterations ...

However, students with autism can also display challenging behaviors through physical and verbal aggression, self-injury, elopement, property destruction, tantrums, and non-compliance. According to ...

Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 45, No. 1 (March 2010), pp. 81-93 (13 pages) An archival study was conducted to document (a) types of challenging behavior, and (b ...

A U.S. study has provided evidence that autism affects the functioning of the entire brain, not just communication, social behavior and reasoning.

The MS in Applied Behavior Analysis Program at Sacramento State is accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the field ...