Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Alison Escalante M.D. covers parenting, pediatrics and neurodiversity. Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are ...

Genetic variants linked to autism are associated with structural differences in neonatal white matter, particularly increased ...

Many researchers have speculated that synapses, the connections that allow brain cells to communicate, are altered in autism. Previous studies have suggested this possibility based on animal ...