Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is estimated to be experienced by roughly 1 in 127 ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided this guide on autism spectrum disorder as part of a series of ...

Memantine (sometimes sold under the brand name Namenda) is an oral medication that blocks the brain's receptors for glutamate ...

The Winter Park Police Department has launched a new initiative to help improve communications when officers stop drivers ...

A clinical trial suggests that memantine, a drug used for Alzheimer's, may improve social behaviors in some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Researchers at the University of Vienna have developed fluorescent peptide tracers that can simultaneously visualize and ...

Recent headlines about Tylenol use during pregnancy potentially increasing the risk of neurological conditions such as autism ...

The genetic analysis reinforces the complexity of autism spectrum disorder, and that there isn’t a single cause of autism.

There is a new way for those on the autism spectrum and with other special needs to communicate with police and first ...

Children with autism spectrum disorder are more likely to experience gastrointestinal problems than their typically developing peers.