Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhDMedically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), often known simply as autism, is a developmental disability in children and adults.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is still frequently characterized by the co-existence of a number of behavioral and perceptual abnormalities, such as delayed language development, an impaired ability ...

Autism — now generally known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — is a form of neurodiversity that affects how people perceive ...

Deficits in social skills are a key diagnostic factor in autism, but the exact opposite is seen in psychotic savants. Bruno Bettelheim (1903-1990) is a paradigmatic case. Although Bettelheim arrived ...