Does your kid have questions about autism? Experts suggest using conscious language and exploring autism-affirming resources ...

Akron-based autism advocates are refuting claims by President Trump and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that vaccines and ...

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.

Speech ability can also change depending on the environment. For example, being in a loud and bright space like a hospital or ...

Since diagnostic criteria for autism was established based on men, autism can be especially difficult to identify in women.

She is, however, critical of the support offered to people after their diagnosis. She wanted advice from a specialist about specific tools to cope with difficulties but said she "was only offered ...

The simple idea of an empathy deficit in autism is false. Recent research reveals that at least one type of empathy is associated with autistic traits. Further, processes that co-occur with ...

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of referring to someone who is “neurodivergent.” The term was coined in ...

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 ...

I wasn’t looking for a diagnosis in April of 2004 when I began reading a New York Times article on Asperger’s syndrome — then psychiatry’s label for a less-disabling form of autism. But soon after ...

New research has revealed that people with similar levels of autistic traits are more attracted to each other, and their brains synchronize in unique ways during passive and active communication. The ...

Joshua was 15 when he triggered one of WA's most significant public health data breaches. His story highlights the challenges ...