More than one in 100 people are believed to be autistic. Here we look at what it is, how it is medically diagnosed and how it ...

The terminology related to autism can be confusing. Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician, first identified a subset of children of average intelligence or above who otherwise ...

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

When Dr. Amy Saborsky and I undertook research on the alleged link between violence and Asperger’s disorder (ASD), we found notions expressed in some media reports that people who suffered from this ...

The US government has announced a drug named leucovorin will be approved to treat symptoms of autism in some children. So ...

Dr. Patricia Davis answers the question: 'Hallucinations In Young Adulthood?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: What should I do if my child with autism develops visual and auditory hallucinations during ...

Experts say diagnosis increase partly caused by greater awareness and gradual expansion of disorder’s definition ...

Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.