For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

It’s incredibly rewarding providing a space where families can celebrate the holidays feeling understood, supported, ...

Autism likely has deep genetic roots, but the latest research provides hope that some learning techniques can lessen symptoms of the developmental disorder. In children with the mildest cases of ...

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

A new USC study suggests that gut imbalances in children with autism may create an imbalance of metabolites in the digestive system - ultimately disrupting neurotransmitter production and influencing ...

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes he would have been diagnosed as autistic if he were a child today. Gates made the revelation in an interview to promote his forthcoming book, ...

FARGO, N.D. — When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty ...

Two new Arkansas programs aim to make traffic stops safer and more effective for people with autism and mental illness.The ...

A major new review has put hundreds of alternative autism treatments under the microscope—and most didn’t hold up. Scientists ...