I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a question that sparked an incredible—and at times, heated—debate on a LinkedIn post I recently wrote: Should ABA providers be ...

As autism has grown in prevalence, so too have attempts to make sense of it. From placing unfounded blame on vaccines to seeking a genetic cause, Americans have struggled to understand what autism is ...

Medical and behavioral factors can interact, and evaluating both areas provides a clearer understanding of what is ...

I appreciate the designation but sort of reject it, only because of my own philosophical stance, which is that it’s very hard ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children. It's often first identified due to classroom ...

Healthcare organizations have focused on improving patient outcomes for years. Lately, however, the impact of diagnostic errors on outcomes has come under more intense scrutiny. Some research suggests ...

Figure 1 depicts the ways in which implicit bias (including stereotypes) that leads to false assumptions about an individual patient, combined with inattention to systemic and structural factors ...

The National Academies Forum on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence will host a public hybrid workshop to explore opportunities for engaging patients, caregivers, and families in the diagnostic process to ...

Diagnostic errors represent one of the most costly and prevalent types of medical error occurring across inpatient and ambulatory care environments. Efforts to reduce ...