Page 2 - Developmental Disorder News Today

Autism awareness day is observed on April 2, every year to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder leading to its acceptance in our society. Heres all you need to know about the day.

Pervasive Development Disorder can refer a lot of different conditions. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about Pervasive Development Disorder.

Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG), and the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) have investigated in detail how BPTA syndrome, an extremely rare hereditary condition, arises.

Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown?

The idea was broached by SBPD Sgt. Joe Garcia, the father of a 9-year-old son with autism who's been using his personal experiences and discoveries about the disorder to improve local policing.

Shoichi Nakajima, 28, who lives with the developmental disorder ADHD, always knew he was different. But while his unique way of looking at things once led him to drop out of school, it also found expression in a talent for design that has now brought him commercial success.

PETA sends OHSU cease and desist letter over false statements to kids, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

A group of Stanford Medicine scientists have been awarded approximately $10 million from the National Institutes of Health's Autism Centers of Excellence program.

Are would-be parents carrying a genetic risk of serious illnesses that they could potentially pass on to their children? In the USA, doctors recommend that couples have genetic screening before trying to conceive.

Researchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival.