The age at which a person is diagnosed with autism is sometimes linked to their genetic make-up and their risk of developing mental-health conditions, according to an analysis of behavioural and ...

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

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is estimated to be experienced by roughly 1 in 127 people worldwide. It is characterized by atypical patterns in brain development, ...

A study published in Nature looks at genetic and developmental profiles of autism. Dr Michael Absoud, Adjunct Reader in Paediatric Neurodisability, Dept Women & Children’s Health, King’s College ...

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

A drug used to slow Alzheimer's disease may help improve social behaviors in some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The results of a small clinical trial are promising, although not yet ...

The Min Yoongi Center, a new facility at Severance Hospital dedicated to patients with autism spectrum disorder, opened on Tuesday. It was established with a 5 billion won donation from BTS member ...

I don't want mothers to sit around and blame themselves that if they took Tylenol and they have an autistic child, that they are to blame,’ one elected GOP physician told The Independent.

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has warned Australians to check the brand of melatonin they may be taking and to stop taking it immediately if it has been imported.

Three medical experts with decades of experience in autism and epidemiology on Tuesday slammed Trump administration federal officials for spreading disinformation and distrust with new guidance ...

A Cullowhee non-profit organization that helps individuals with autism will hold its 14th annual fundraiser this weekend.