If the past year has taught us anything, talking to children about diversity is vital in helping to raise thoughtful, sensitive kids. And those discussions should also expand to include conversations ...

What does it mean to be autistic? In theory, one would presume the people most qualified to answer that question are those who are autistic. In practice, however, those who are on the spectrum — like ...

The causes of autism remain mysterious. Scientists have linked autism spectrum disorder to a long list of genes, but most children with autism have no known explanation. Two new studies add to the ...

Allysia Finley’s column “What’s Behind the Rise in Autism Diagnoses” (Life Science, March 10) leaves out what may be the biggest culprit: the 2013 inclusion of Asperger syndrome in an “autism spectrum ...

A deficiency in Vitamin D on the mother's side could explain why Autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys, say researchers from The University of Queensland. In their latest study, ...

This article features advice from Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou, Associate Professor at children’s mental health charity Anna Freud, and director of Autism Central. As awareness and understanding of autism ...

Autism spectrum disorder, also known simply as autism or ASD, is a developmental disorder that can vary widely from one patient to another. It can affect how people behave, socialize, or communicate ...

Higher prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is associated with a greater risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in men, potentially via the disruption of a key enzyme in the developing ...

New research in JNeurosci explores how a particular region of the brainstem might explain differences in attention in people with autism. In day-to-day life, we are confronted with an abundance of ...

Mothers who work in jobs where they are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals or experience high stress have higher odds of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggest the findings of ...

HOUSTON — Measles cases are expected to rise in Texas as more people choose not to vaccinate their children. One of the main concerns that the anti-vaccine movement often sites is the fear vaccines ...

It usually starts quietly. A phone during meals. A cartoon to stop a meltdown. A screen handed over just to get through the day. And then, one day, something feels off. Your child doesn’t respond when ...