Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) often lose access to specialized ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...

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 ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

In Alaska, where routine medical care may be one airplane flight away, misinformation isn’t just inconvenient, it is ...

Early evidence links some Alzheimer’s Disease medications to small cognitive gains in children with autism and low IQ, ...

Opinion column written by Dr. Jahnae Harvey] Imagine your child is unable to communicate their basic needs or emotions. For ...

Brain morphology in children with FSX was compared with those who have idiopathic autism spectrum disorder or typical development.

Youth with vs without ASD more often required special education placement and had impairments in global functioning.

Some children once thought to have autism spectrum disorder were later found to have other conditions or were misdiagnosed, new research finds. Nathan Mort, a 37-year-old with autism, is part of a ...

Learning to drive isn’t easy, although for most student drivers it’s worth it. But it can be a more daunting task for people ...