"Developmental disorders can be cured."Perhaps this phrase has stirred some unease in you? This is especially true if there is a child close to you who has "something that concerns you."The content ...

An experimental treatment combining gene therapy with specialized goggles has helped some people with advanced blindness detect objects and respond to visual cues. Instead of attempting to repair ...

Advocates are sounding the alarm on Medicaid cuts set to take effect Thursday that will significantly reduce payments for an autism therapy known as applied behavior analysis. The nonprofit Council of ...

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Beacon Therapeutics said on Monday its experimental gene therapy improved the ability to read in low-light conditions in a late-stage trial on people with ‌a form of inherited eye ...

Beacon is wasting no time putting its data before regulators, with plans to start a rolling biologics license application to the FDA before the year’s end. (Pixabay) Beacon Therapeutics has found the ...

Applied behavior analysis (ABA), a type of therapy for children with autism, is growing in popularity—often at kids’ expense, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Ari Ne’eman.

Blocking the glycine transporter SLC6A20 restored important brain signaling and improved social, communication, and repetitive behaviors in autism-related mouse models. The treatment also worked in ...

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Autism Therapy Spending Quintuples, Prompting Federal Push For State Oversight By Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Medicaid spending on autism therapy ...

Aug. 4 (UPI) --Federal officials on Tuesday urged states to tighten oversight of autism therapy providers to curb costs and avoid fraud. Costs for applied behavior analysis have increased 421% between ...

The program’s spending on the therapy has quintupled since 2021, far outstripping the growth in diagnoses and raising concerns about overprescribing and fraud. By Sarah Kliff The Trump administration ...

HUTTO — Brian Kennard has a vision. He dreams of a Hutto with people lounging on porches, children and parents sharing a meal in a restaurant with soft music and friendly faces welcoming residents ...