Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus ...

For people with autism, recognizing a smile or enjoying a touch is often not possible. More and more people, especially ...

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

The new research reinforces how complex the neurodevelopmental disorder is and that there isn’t a single cause.

The National Institutes of Health announced an initiative to study Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) utilizing data science.

The age at which a person is diagnosed with autism can be partly explained by genetic factors.

The idea of autism as a single spectrum has shaped thinking for decades, but the metaphor is misleading, says this public ...

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s focus on identifying causes of autism risks setting scientific research back decades.

A science reporter for the Los Angeles Times shares her strategies for drawing readers’ attention back to the truth, as waves ...