A new study looks at whether kids diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and those without differ in how they explore and seek explanations in... Young kids are known for exploration and ...

Well, it's official. We are living through a pandemic. Most of us have never experienced anything like this before and are feeling concerned and overwhelmed. Since many states across the U.S. (and ...

A unique pattern of brain organization may explain why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often possess superior math skills. A small brain imaging study showed that children between the ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...

Anyone can be autistic. You probably know a friend, family member, or co-worker who is autistic. Perhaps you are autistic yourself. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people ...

Myths about autism abound. Here, experts explain what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to the condition. Plus, what it ...

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.” By Azeen Ghorayshi The percentage ...

Source: All My Stripes (2015, Magination Press). Photo by Travis Langley, of book cover. Individuals with autism spectrum disorders can feel different and alienated without understanding why and ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

This sibling-controlled East Asian study found that autistic individuals, their unaffected siblings, and typically developing ...