Myths about autism abound. Here, experts explain what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to the condition. Plus, what it ...

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. Decades of ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...

Learn how changing the narrative for students with autism in K-12 education can promote understanding and inclusion in Washington, D.C. classrooms.

In elementary school, Ariel sat alone at a desk in the closet. She could see the class through a two-way mirror, but no one could see her. She doesn’t remember if it was a punishment, but she ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

This essay examines how recent political intervention has reshaped the CDC’s public messaging on vaccines and autism. In Part ...

Anecdotal evidence suggests those with autism tend to enjoy board games more than most, and now two new studies identify some reasons why this might be the case. The team behind the research, from the ...

As the mother of a child with a neurodivergent condition, I’ve navigated my fair share of uncomfortable comments over the years. Everyone from fellow parents and family members to my son’s karate ...

Three different countries, three different research teams, three different samples find the same result: autistic adults show ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of the apparent increase in childhood autism cases in Denmark between 1980 and 2011 may be due to changes in how those cases are reported, according to a new ...