Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A. County deputies learn that sometimes the best way to handle ...

Robert F. KennedyJr. says his new appointees will help him ‘fight autism.’ But, writes Eric Garcia, many of them also ...

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

"Life will be a challenge for them, and we have to prepare them as best we can," says one ...

Georgia Tech researchers are using an NSF grant to create new large-language models that help autistic job seekers understand their strengths and how to leverage them during the application process.

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less ...

When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an ...

I wasn’t looking for a diagnosis in April of 2004 when I began reading a New York Times article on Asperger’s syndrome — then psychiatry’s label for a less-disabling form of autism. But soon after ...

There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, challenging the stereotype that autistic people struggle to ...