For millennia, certain people have exhibited patterns of social behavior and communication that fall outside so-called "normal" parameters. At various points, these individuals have been classified in ...

Children with Asperger's syndrome show patterns of brain connectivity distinct from those of children with autism, according to a new study. The findings suggest the two conditions, which are now in ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the April/May 2010 issue of On the Minds of Moms. Statistics have been updated to reflect current data. One subject that is on the minds of moms (and ...

Borderline autism is not a diagnosis — it is an informal term some people may use to describe mild symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social communication difficulties and repetitive ...

Readers weigh in on the challenges of defining and diagnosing the condition. To the Editor: Re “In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for ...

When I first noticed a reference to autism in connection with the controversy over vaccinations, it saddened me. I became concerned that being on the autism spectrum was likely to be misconstrued as a ...

During his ‘SNL’ monologue, Elon Musk publicly disclosed that he has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. "I'm actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger's to host ...

A teenager who recently celebrated their 18 th birthday has posted on Reddit to recount an upsetting situation that occurred during the celebration dinner. In the post, user Commercial_Low1383 writes: ...

In April 2025, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, said autistic children "will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never ...

The terminology related to autism can be confusing. Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician, first identified a subset of children of average intelligence or above who otherwise ...

The terminology related to autism can be confusing. Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician, first identified a subset of children of average intelligence or above who otherwise ...