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 new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum ...

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 ...

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 ...

There appears to be a global divide in autism. The US is in the midst of a ballooning autism crisis, with one in every 31 children now said to be suffering from the condition, among the highest rate ...

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It is the night of Halloween, and many trick-or-treaters will be making their rounds, hoping for lots of candy. However, some children may have trouble communicating ...

Why do some people receive an autism diagnosis in early childhood while others are identified much later? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and international partners analyzed behavioral data ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of the apparent increase in childhood autism cases in Denmark between 1980 and 2011 may be due to changes in how those cases are reported, according to a new ...

Potty training can be a challenging time for children and parents, and this is made more difficult when your child has a ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.