Some research suggests that avoiding environmental exposures, especially pre-conception, may help. Influencers branded the ...

Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

Autistic people are more likely than non-autistic people to hyperfocus on things. This is known as monotropism, where the ...

Autism expert Temple Grandin has sage advice for autistic adults and their caregivers. Her recommendations come just in time for World Autism Awareness Day on Wednesday, April 2. Autism Awareness ...

When you talk to a child as an adult, you unconsciously change the way you speak. It is often thought that such adjustments ...

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for ...

Researchers have found that the severity of autism symptoms, rather than the diagnosis itself, is linked to patterns of brain connectivity associated with genes connected to autism and ADHD.

Autism diagnoses have increased sharply in recent decades, leading to speculation that the condition is new or triggered by modern environmental factors. But a comprehensive review of research on ...

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is rooted in neurological development, not behaviour or parenting. A pediatric neurologist explains ...

Adult children cutting ties with parents is not a new phenomenon. A 2020 study found that 10% of Americans were estranged from a parent or child (Pillemar, 2020). This situation may be even more ...

Young Author shines a powerful light on autism in a creative way I wrote the book for my little brother Zaire and all ...