Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of "diagnostic ...

The idea of autism as a single spectrum has shaped thinking for decades. But many autistic people and researchers now argue the metaphor is misleading.

How do you decide families with autism are less important than roads?” asked Colleen Allen, president and CEO of the Autism Alliance of Michigan.

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become "part of everyday language" since the phrase was coined in the 1980s by psychiatrist Dr Lorna Wing, whose work transformed how autism was ...

Autism is a spectrum of disorders that affects how an individual perceives the world and interacts with others and their surroundings. Globally, the ...

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

Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Sept. 22, 2025. Trump said his administration was linking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to autism ...

Spurred by claims from the Trump administration that acetaminophen use by pregnant women has been linked to autism, the House Democratic Policy Committee hosted medical professionals ...

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland is calling for a new nationwide approach to meet the needs of neurodivergent people.

Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Sept. 22, 2025. Trump said his administration was linking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to autism ...