The fight between those who define autism as a medical condition and those who see it as a mere difference has reached vitriolic levels. Can the two sides come together to support all autistic people?
A new advocacy group for people with severe autism taps into the deep divide in the community over who should speak for those on the spectrum.
Autistic children from low-income families are undercounted and underserved, a gap community leaders are working to bridge.
Adults on the spectrum frequently have a range of other conditions — but they rarely get the help they need.
Children with ‘severe autism’ are the most in need of help, yet the most overlooked in research. A new initiative is making them the primary focus.
A surprising number of genes associated with autism also have links to cancer. Does that mean cancer drugs can treat autism?
Many parents resort to unproven — even dangerous — alternative treatments for their children’s autism. What drives them?
The so-called trust hormone oxytocin could prove to be an effective treatment for autism, but itʼs premature for parents to be dosing their kids with the hormone, researchers warn.
About one year after Nicholas Jermyn was diagnosed with autism, his mother Elaine decided to put him on a diet that many claim lessens the behavioral symptoms of the disease.
By the time children reach their third birthdays, their behavior can reliably predict whether they have an autism spectrum disorder.