When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s ...

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

TRADITIONALLY, women and gender-diverse people were less likely to be identified as autistic because they didn’t fit the ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

Medical professionals have learned a great deal about autism over the years, but there is still a lot unknown. Autism can be explained medically as a bio-neurological development disability, but to ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Last week brought some rare good news in the autism research world: For the first ...

It’s well known that women frequently fall victim to misdiagnosis in the medical field due to doctors who may overlook important symptoms in cases of both mental and physical health. This happens due ...

Now, understanding autism, a developmental disorder that afflicts about half a million people in this country. The cause is still a medical mystery, but some progress is being made. Elizabeth Brackett ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects about 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Utah, 1 in 37 children who are 8 years old ...

Russell Rollens's life was off to a strong start nine years ago. Gestation and delivery went smoothly, and he hit all the early-childhood milestones right on schedule. Snapshots from his 1st birthday ...