Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people learn, ...

Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

For four decades, a controversial idea has shaped how autism is understood by researchers, health care professionals and the public: the claim that autistic people are "mind blind." The phrase ...

A group of autism researchers and advocates are forming an independent advisory body to develop a scientific agenda for the autism community.

As the definition of autism has widened, there's been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

Although autistic people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety, they are less likely to receive the support they need than people without autism, says ...

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A. County deputies learn that sometimes the best way to handle ...

The free music festival showed out bigger and better yet for its 19th year, including having 10 stages, even bigger performance spaces, and 107 musical acts.

The Georgia Senate last week passed a bill that would allow Georgians with autism or other developmental disorders and their ...

A group of prominent scientists launched an independent autism advisory panel over fears that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has politicized the key federal autism advisory board he oversees.