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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Rep. Abigail Salisbury (D-Allegheny), chair of the Pennsylvania Autism Caucus, is also autistic. She criticized how Trump and Kennedy characterized people with the condition.

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services offered health guidance at a press conference last week urging pregnant women to avoid using the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, commonly ...

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

President Trump has linked Tylenol to autism. Moms who never took acetaminophen while pregnant have a lot to say about that.

Symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults include communication challenges, restricted and repetitive behaviors, and sensory sensitivities.