The basic definition of autism that I’ve given you – that it’s lifelong and neurodevelopmental, and that there are ...

When Dame Uta Frith began researching autism six decades ago, it was an extremely rare, little-understood condition which psychologists referred to as “childhood psychosis”.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a ...

A uniformly praised proposal to improve police interactions with people on the autism spectrum has at least one more vote to go before becoming law, despite having already passed ...

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida is offering free monthly autism spectrum disorder screenings for toddlers 18 months to five years of age.

A team of Taiwanese researchers have used a nationwide, population-based cohort to examine whether taking acetaminophen during pregnancy might be linked to a higher likelihood of ...

Brains are staggeringly complex. Usually, when we talk about shifting neurodevelopmental traits, we’re looking at years of intensive therapy and complex interventions. But new research from Stanford ...

Mark Villar manifested his utmost support for the approval of Senate Bill No. 1822, or the National Autism Care, Support, and Inclusions Act, on its third reading. He emphasized that the measure is a ...

Make toothbrushing easier and less stressful for your child with autism. Learn simple, expert-backed tips that help kids—and ...