'Imaginative' or 'pretend' play is largely based on a child’s imagination, although some think children with autism struggle ...

Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children (STAT). This tool comprises 12 activities that can evaluate things like communication and play. In addition to the diagnostic criteria ...

also showed promising results for children with autism. In a study involving 18 youngsters, half the children were encouraged to play with a robot truck, while the other half played with a non ...

President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have repeatedly raised the idea that autism could be linked to vaccines.