Autism has historically been viewed as a condition that affects men and boys more frequently than women and girls. But a ...

Diagnosis rates between the sexes may be more equal than previously thought Autism has long been regarded as a condition that ...

The terminology related to autism can be confusing. Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician, first identified a subset of children of average intelligence or above who otherwise ...

Do the DSM-5 Criteria Hold Up? Medscape: Can you summarize and speak to the somewhat controversial new DSM-5 autism criteria? Dr. Grodberg: The DSM-5 revisions collapse the DSM-IV TR subtypes of ...

Allysia Finley’s column “What’s Behind the Rise in Autism Diagnoses” (Life Science, March 10) leaves out what may be the biggest culprit: the 2013 inclusion of Asperger syndrome in an “autism spectrum ...

For many families, an autism diagnosis is the gateway to critical early support such as speech therapy, occupational therapy and applied behavior analysis. That diagnosis is guided by criteria from ...

In 1943, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, identified autism as a separate disorder from schizophrenia in young children. Kanner called his newly identified disorder early ...

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. The fifth edition of the ...

Autism is a complex, heterogenous neurodevelopmental condition that is characterized by challenges in social interactions, communication, and repetitive and restrictive behaviors that affect various ...