Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that involves impairments to social and communication abilities, restricted interests or repetitive behaviors, and challenges with sensory ...

Parents are scrambling to secure a cheap generic cancer drug for their children after the Trump administration touted it as a ...

This sibling-controlled East Asian study found that autistic individuals, their unaffected siblings, and typically developing ...

Severe autism symptoms can be reversed and reduced to an indistinguishable level, scientists have claimed. Two non-identical twin girls in the US were found to have a level of autism at 20 months old ...

Girls with autism are often misdiagnosed because their symptoms manifest differently than they do in boys. Scientists say the prevalence of the disorder among girls is most likely higher than what ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

A new review proposes that autism arises when genetic sensitivity, early-life triggers and prolonged metabolic stress ...

Autistic people who smoke marijuana often report having positive experiences. Yet their anecdotal evidence does not in and of itself prove that marijuana is an effective drug for treating autistic ...

F rom the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a ...