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

Current research about autism and its causes remains complex and evolving. What science has shown, however, is that autism ...

There are fears that many children with autism or learning difficulties will fall between the cracks of a new support system ...

Hollywood doesn't always get it right – especially when it comes to portraying autism. For every nuanced, heartfelt depiction ...

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 ...

The government is pushing ahead with a new program — and there are concerns it could leave some children falling between the ...

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A Labor MP puts his party on notice after a hearing into the proposed 'Thriving Kids' autism service delivers little detail, warning that the lack of information is causing families "significant ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus ...

Speaking at the White House, President Donald Trump advised women to avoid acetaminophen "during the entire pregnancy." ...

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