Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition with varied trajectories through the lifespan, leading to individualized patterns of ...

Dr Lincoln Samuel, a former surgeon diagnosed with autism, uses music to enhance motor and cognitive skills in autistic ...

Picky eating is a challenge most parents are familiar with, but for parents of autistic children, severe selective eating can ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), commonly referred to as autism, is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by ...

Memantine, a drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease, was associated with significant improvement in social functioning in some children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without ...

Since 2000, the autism rate among U.S. children has shot up 150 percent — from 1 in 150 kids to 1 in 59, according to the most recent data available. Yet even as autism touches an increasing number of ...

AN ATHY resident and autism awareness advocate is hosting a series of free workshops this June aimed at supporting families ...

The appointment and recent confirmation of a new US Secretary of Health and Human Services has rekindled a long-standing debate about the cause(s) of autism and may launch a new round of studies on ...

Readers react to a woman’s account of raising her autistic child. To the Editor: Re “Kennedy Described My Daughter’s Reality,” by Emily May (Opinion guest essay, April 27): Ms. May said what too many ...