S HAH ALAM – Greta Thunberg’s detention by Israeli forces during the recent Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) mission highlighted the 22-year-old Swedish activist’s resilience, which she credited to her ...

More than one in 100 people are believed to be autistic. Here we look at what it is, how it is medically diagnosed and how it can make people feel.

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.

US President Donald Trump has claimed there is a link between the use of painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women and an increased risk of autism in some children.

More recently, the label “profound autism” has been suggested by the Lancet commission – an international group of experts – for autistic people with learning disabilities or high support needs. But ...

At 43 years old, married and a national cable-TV anchor, I still call my dad every evening to say good night — and that’s after having talked a few times during the day. It’s because my dad ...

Ironically, autism used to be seen as a condition marked by a lack of empathy. In fact, many autistic people are over-empathetic: The problem is that this can cause so much distress that we turn away ...