RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.

The statistics are striking: the number of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically ...

Because autism's symptoms vary greatly, the condition is said to exist on a spectrum, referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder. Asperger's syndrome refers to "high functioning" autism, but it’s ...

Children on the autism spectrum might learn to read earlier than their neurotypical peers, sometimes as early as age 2. But ...

Pseudo-autism symptoms in children often resemble those of autism, but are not actually autism. They may be caused by environmental factors or other developmental problems.

For a long time, only people with very severe symptoms were diagnosed with autism. Starting in the 1990s, milder forms were recognized, including Asperger’s syndrome.

OUR understanding of autism has come a long way, and now, researchers believe they have found four new distinct autism ...

Researchers have identified hyperactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus as a driver of autism-like behaviors in mice.

Stanford Medicine scientists investigating the neurological underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder have found that ...

Symptoms associated with autism can be detected within a child's first year of life, giving researchers optimism that therapeutic intervention and better long-term outcomes can begin as soon as a ...