Her autism diagnosis should mean access to specialized programs tailored to her needs. Instead, we've found ourselves turned away from programs that say her behaviors are "too challenging." Programs ...

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

Re “ In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad ” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for certain: The autism ...

The new research reinforces how complex the neurodevelopmental disorder is and that there isn’t a single cause.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence is increasing internationally, with an estimate of 1:31 in the USA. While such an ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.