Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to ...

About 2% of the world's adults have autism spectrum disorder. And many people recently have come to the realization that they're autistic as adults, some sharing their stories about their diagnosis or ...

That’s the number of kids identified as having autism spectrum disorder by age 8 in the US. Follow Mason, who’s on the ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...

Treatment for Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have evolved with the refined definition of ASD, identification of common co-morbidities, availability of ASD ...

According to a Rutgers study published earlier this year, autism rates in the US have increased some 500% over the past 16 years. But is the rise in autism really the result of better screening, or ...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg describes herself as having Asperger’s while others on the autism spectrum, such as Australian comedian Hannah Gatsby, describe themselves as “autistic”. But ...

Specific bacterial and non-bacterial components of the gut microbiome and their functions could contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in male and female children, according to a study published ...

One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood. Those who grow up ...