Ongoing imprecision in defining the autism spectrum will only impede progress in discovering the causes of the condition.

"The five subtypes of autism in DSM-IV, which included classic autism and Asperger's syndrome, collapsed into one overly broad category of autism spectrum disorder." That led to higher-functioning ...

Currently, 1 in 36 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. During his confirmation hearings two weeks ago to lead the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Robert F.

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication and behavioral functioning that can affect the health-related quality-of-life outcomes of the ...

Moms and dads say they had no idea they were on the spectrum until their children were diagnosed and they began to see similarities between their struggles Experts believe autism is often missed ...

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This also means that we do not know as much as is needed about an autistic brain in order to discover the neurological cause(s) of classic autism, although these studies may help us understand the ...