The strict definition of autism in the latest version of the diagnostic manual is antithetical to the idea that autism comes in a wide variety of forms.

Five years after its latest revision, the manual used to diagnose autism is back under scrutiny, as evidence suggests it excludes some people on the spectrum.

About 1 in 59 children in the United States has autism, according to data released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Watch the complete replay of our roundtable on the utility of the DSM-5’s diagnostic criteria for autism. 

Raphael Bernier and James Mancini describe the similarities and differences between autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

We asked three distinguished autism researchers to reflect on their first studies in the field.

Children with social communication disorder have the same features as children with autism; they just have fewer of the features.

Girls who show severe emotional or behavioral problems are more likely to be diagnosed with autism than those who do not.

Standard screening tools translated into Hindi and Bengali reliably distinguish Indian children with autism from their unaffected peers.

About 1 in 68 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, scientists from the organization reported Thursday.