Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) often lose access to specialized ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

Research suggests that cognitive behavior therapy can be a promising treatment for autistic clients but more study is needed.

New numbers show that autism affects one in 59 children. More children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

If you've been following health news lately, you'll know researchers are constantly digging for answers about Autism Spectrum ...

Autistic spectrum disorders are complicated and most likely caused by a number of different problems. However, we still don’t know definitively if something in the diet could influence autism. The ...

Parents of children with autism had a chance to learn about the disorder during an information panel in Aiken at Rural Health ...

In Alaska, where routine medical care may be one airplane flight away, misinformation isn’t just inconvenient, it is ...

Offering screening for neurodivergence to people detained by the police could help ensure access to appropriate support and fairer treatment in the criminal justice system, say Cambridge researchers, ...

Some children once thought to have autism spectrum disorder were later found to have other conditions or were misdiagnosed, new research finds. Nathan Mort, a 37-year-old with autism, is part of a ...