For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

Reese Applegate is one of seven Kentucky kids with severe autism living at a facility in Kansas, receiving lifesaving care ...

A Bethlehem couple is suing the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, alleging their adult son who has ...

Scientists have long argued that autism is a uniquely human condition. Now, newly discussed research is challenging that assumption, with a study now suggesting that dogs may experience forms of ...

A Utah man with autism was just found last week after he was missing for 24 days. Now, he's disappeared again, according to ...

Four new portraits have gone up at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, showcasing this year’s recipients of the ...

By analyzing over 213,000 developing human brain cells, researchers show that many autism risk genes act through the ECM.

"He has no shoes, no phone, no money, and no credit card, and is considered a vulnerable adult," August Beckwith's mom wrote ...

A top psychologist has revealed the common habits that could signal you have undiagnosed autism. Dr Kim Sage, 56, a California-based psychologist, says undiagnosed autism in adults is common and she ...

A new review proposes that autism arises when genetic sensitivity, early-life triggers and prolonged metabolic stress converge. The model suggests that a stalled cell danger response may disrupt brain ...