A simple nasal spray of a naturally-occurring hormone is showing tremendous promise in treating the socialization difficulties associated with autism.

Doctors treating Medicaid patients may get a pay raise next year under a new rule proposed this week, a move which could make it easier for many with disabilities to access medical care.

Growing numbers of American families say they’re raising a child who has a disability, and the most-prevalent conditions are less and less likely to be physical disorders.

The panel responsible for crafting new diagnostic criteria for autism, intellectual disability and other disorders is seeking public comment for a third and final time.

Advocates and lawmakers are crying foul as kids with autism in one state receive strikingly different levels of assistance largely based on their parents’ ability to fight for services.

Being left out or bullied is more likely to lead to depression in children with developmental disabilities than any facet of their condition, new research indicates.

In what could signal a turning point, researchers say they’ve identified a drug compound that may address two key facets of autism — repetitive behaviors and socialization.

After disability advocates blocked all of the entrances to their building, Medicaid officials agreed to release long-awaited rules for a new program designed to expand community living.

Insurance co-pays for occupational, speech and physical therapy are soaring to as much as $75, but legislation on the table in several states would put a halt to the sky-high prices.

A new analysis is calling into question the merits of antidepressants for those with autism after finding that studies supporting use of the drugs are far more likely than others to be published.

Medication may be able to sharply alter the course of cerebral palsy, scientists said, after finding that animals with the developmental condition responded remarkably to a new treatment.

Autism is nearly five times more common in boys than girls. Now, new research suggests that gender differences could be key to understanding how to treat the disorder.