Autism

Fragile X syndrome is a debilitating genetic neurodevelopmental condition that affects people worldwide, but many doctors don't know anything about it, let alone have the resources to properly diagnose or treat it.

Preschool-age girls with autism face greater challenges with emotional and behavioral problems than similar age boys with autism.

Autism gets a lot of attention. In media reports, in schools, in communities. But, if you don’t know anyone on the autism spectrum, you likely don’t really know very much about it.

Children’s programs have introduced characters who are on the autism spectrum in order to help educate the current and future generations of children about autism and change the way autism is viewed in society.

Abby Lone Bear started dancing in pow wows as a toddler. She remembers the coins that onlookers tossed on the blankets as she danced among family and fellow tribe members.

A new initiative led by the UC Davis Health MIND Institute aims to make evidence-based interventions more widely available for the millions living with autism – including the half-million U.S. adolescents poised to plunge off a ‘services cliff,’ and the adults who are already at the bottom.

One in 59 children nationwide is currently diagnosed with autism, almost triple the number at the turn of the millennium. Yet many of today’s more effective evidence-based treatments aren’t yet widely available to families who need them.

Carlo Sandoval's Make-A-Wish wish was to do something kind for kids with autism, so the UC Davis MIND Institute purchased a VECTA calming station, which will be officially known as “Carlo’s Calming Station.”

Firefighters visited the UC Davis MIND Institute as part of Superhero Day to help children overcome their fear of loud noises, build their confidence and learn to protect themselves from fires. 

A new study has been carried out by researchers from UC Davis MIND Institute that's investigating the potential for virtual reality to help children with ADHD to cope in the non-virtual world.

In the largest non-pharmacological trial ever in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), UC Davis researchers found that large-scale, in-home cognitive interventions are feasible and may be beneficial for individuals with the syndrome and potentially other intellectual disabilities.