Organized sports-based interventions—particularly martial arts and aquatic training—show promise for improving key motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder, though larger, higher-quality studies are needed.

A new study finds no link between sedative use during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental conditions like ADHD and autism in children.

A review of 43 high-quality studies involving hundreds of thousands of children finds no evidence that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy increases a child’s risk for autism, ADHD or intellectual disability.

A large, new review of complementary and alternative treatments for autism finds the evidence for 19 popular therapies isn’t strong enough to recommend them with confidence.

With youth mental health at crisis levels, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines recommending mental, developmental and behavioral health screenings beginning at 6 months of age and continuing annually.

A new study finds prenatal exposure to acetaminophen may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.