Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its ...

Being raised by “refrigerator mothers,” the researchers explained, was what caused autistic people’s difficulties with social ...

Autism assessment still often leaves lived experience unheard and unseen by focusing almost exclusively on outwardly observable behaviours.

A new study published in the journal Autism sheds light on how autistic adults navigate the complex and deeply personal ...

Vaccines do not cause autism, but new genetic mutations, pesticides, various infections, and maternal diseases do, and we ...

An upcoming report from the US Department of Health and Human services is likely to link the development of autism in ...

This common condition affects children’s spoken language development, but similarity to other disorders makes it hard to ...

Stanford scientists reversed autism-like behaviors in mice by calming an overactive brain circuit, pointing to future ...

Autism diagnoses have increased sharply in recent decades, leading to speculation that the condition is new or triggered by modern environmental factors. But a comprehensive review of research on ...

The line between difference, disability, and disease is constantly shifting, shaped as much by social attitudes as biology. A ...

Lexi Jones, David Bowie's daughter with Iman, shares her autism diagnosis story, touching on masking, self-discovery and what it means ...

Autistic and neurodivergent people in Lincolnshire are being invited to take part in a free creative-writing programme that ...