Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encompasses a wide array of challenges in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. It’s not a single entity but a diverse condition with ...

"A couple of very rare genetic types of autism have already been linked to the mTOR pathway, but this is the first to connect mTOR with genes in the 16p11.2 area, which does not have mTOR on it ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing ...

Joshua is one of at least 69 children with autism who drowned in 2024, a jump that's almost double the typical annual average ...

While there’s no lab test for an autism spectrum disorder, there are other types of tests they may want to do, such as hearing and speech evaluation and genetic testing. The key is to find out ...

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

The mystery of autism has long enthralled both scientists and individuals. Over time, researchers have proposed various theories of the condition from the diametric mind to the extreme male brain ...

Mark your calendars for April 2, World Autism Awareness Day is a chance to educate, advocate and celebrate the unique strength of individuals on the autism spectrum. Light up the blue and spread the ...

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help some non-verbal children with autism discover the ability ... and to prevent or treat certain types of anemia caused by folate deficiency ...

Then, a few years ago, she was diagnosed with autism, just after her youngest daughter received the same. “If your life has always felt like it was in chaos and you don’t feel comfortable and you ...

Sequencing the nuclear RNA of more than 100,000 individual postmortem brain cells from people with and without autism spectrum disorder indicates the types of genes dysregulated in the condition and ...