On a first meeting in his office here at the University of Cambridge, Simon Baron-Cohen comes off as a poster boy for the empathetic scholar. He pulls a chair close, looks directly into his visitor’s ...

The term “autism” was first used in 1908 by Eugen Bleuler to describe a subset of schizophrenic patients who were especially withdrawn and self-absorbed. 1 However, it was not used as a diagnostic ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Forty autistic men, including Jason Bunn-Parsons, are participating in a longitudinal study on autism and aging. Bunn-Parsons goes to Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) in ...

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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Last Friday marked a special day for Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana, as they celebrated with a ribbon cutting of the Shearman House. This is the sixth home in Lake ...

Sessions in which autistic men on the Isle of Man are offered the chance to learn basic outdoor survival skills have become a "safe space" in which they can "relax" in nature, feel calmer and better ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - In April, U,S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made comments about autism that sparked some outrage from those on the spectrum. 7NEWS talked to two ...

A new study suggests autism diagnosis rates are “more or less equal for men and women”, significantly challenging long-held assumptions about gender disparities. Previous understanding often cited a ...