An autism expert sparks fierce debate over whether the spectrum has grown too broad, leading to misdiagnosis in children and ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people.

Father in Iceland says he lost custody after opposing his 11-year-old autistic son's sex reassignment, claiming courts ...

A cross-sectional study examines annual trends in unmet healthcare needs among over 8000 children with autism.

A report shows a 73.5% rise in the number of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

A major scientific study of children with autism spectrum disorder is set to start its final leg to test if a Melbourne-made ...

Autism experts plan to convene in Washington Thursday to propose a research agenda at odds with the one endorsed by the Trump ...

By growing miniature brain models from patient cells, researchers have identified distinct electrical activity patterns ...

Experts have credited social media with driving an increase in visibility and discussion around different neurotypes. As ...

When Dame Uta Frith began researching autism six decades ago, it was an extremely rare, little-understood condition which ...

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

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