Autism is linked to a fourfold increased risk for early-onset Parkinson’s disease, results from the largest, population-based ...

In the telling of President Trump and his Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism in the U.S. has ...

A surge in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder reveals a shift in awareness and understanding of the condition.

Severe autism is considered level 3 on the spectrum, as it profoundly impacts an individual’s behavior and social life. Learn ...

Michigan's top health official questions Kennedy's research timeline while autism advocates criticize his characterization of ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that are associated with autism, building a convincing case that genetics are ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has long been associated with childhood diagnoses, but as new research shows a shift, a Maryland medical expert is sharing insight into symptoms for adults. A recent ...

One reason it's common to be alarmed about increasing autism diagnoses, says Gross, is that societies generally haven't built ...

More U.S. adults than ever before have autism, and many are being diagnosed not as children, but in later years. While the data don’t pinpoint how many people are over age 18 when diagnosed ...

A diagnosis can help people forgive themselves for their past mistakes, and allow them to change their lives—for the ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The number of adults in Bolton diagnosed with autism is set to increase by nearly 10 per cent with Town Hall chiefs putting in plans now to ...

For example, if one child in a family is diagnosed with autism, the chances increase that a sibling may also be diagnosed. Autism is a difference in how someone’s brain works that shapes how ...