My old friend was only saying what many now think: that being 'on the spectrum' has become a fad; a fashionable label for ...

Columbia’s new Patuxent Commons was meant to be a safe place for people with disabilities. “To have something like this happen outside their door, it just makes me sick to my stomach.

Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls, has released a new Barbie designed to represent people who have autism. The doll is meant to help autistic people see themselves represented in a popular ...

Brain imaging revealed dopamine transporter abnormalities in some young adults with autism, similar to patterns seen in ...

Researchers identify dopamine transporter abnormalities in young adults with autism, potentially explaining their 6x higher risk of Parkinson’s.

Understanding Early Social Development Eye contact is one of the earliest ways babies connect with their caregivers. From infancy, most babies naturally seek out faces, making ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri may have uncovered a clue explaining why young adults with autism are roughly six times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease later in life.

A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched on Wednesday, with $180 million in seed funding from Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index. The founding team is impressive, and the goal — finding a less ...

If you’ve ever had a teacher tell you, “We never see that behavior here,” you might already be familiar with masking….even if you didn’t have a word for it yet. Masking is the mental and emotional ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House announcement about autism is expected Monday afternoon after President Donald Trump's weekend comment that "I think we found an answer" to the developmental disorder.