Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people.

Hundreds of autistic people from around the UK have helped shape new guidance on how to make comic festivals and conventions ...

Almost 90 per cent of autistic people over the age of 40 in the UK are living without a diagnosis, a study suggests. This could make them “more susceptible to age-related problems” and socially ...

The "too articulate" people we’re now told "invaded" autism were there from the very start. The person who first described ...

The group formed after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the entire body of the federal ...

A large dataset analysis indicates that standard psychological therapies frequently fail to help autistic patients with depression and anxiety. Researchers found that adapting care to fit ...

When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people's brains develop and function, impacting behavior, communication and socializing. It can also involve differences in the way you move ...

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

A study in Nature Mental Health provides evidence that depression, trauma, and loneliness drive suicidal thoughts in older adults with autistic traits. The findings indicate that targeted mental ...

Everywhere you turn, autism is in the news, for all the wrong reasons. This current administration not only rekindled this bonfire but also is dousing it with fuel. A recent announcement claiming that ...