The world-renowned autism expert shares her thoughts with NBC News after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered controversial ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is present in 1 in 31 American children and is caused by a combination of ...

The Trump Administration really seems to have a thing for genocide, and I don't believe this statement to be hyperbolic even ...

The largest study of its kind has found convergent evidence babies born with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher risk of ...

I recently had a medical appointment and explained that I'm autistic. It affects how I communicate and understand information ...

Kennedy, who has for years promoted the discredited claim that vaccines cause autism, didn't mention childhood shots when ...

Women on the autism spectrum in India often get misdiagnosed owing to a misconception that it's a ‘male condition’, societal ...

Asperger’s syndrome is a form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). According to the US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, people with Asperger’s typically have average or high ...

The latest surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a steep rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), extending a years-long trend of ...

The term has since been merged with other conditions into autism spectrum disorder (ASD). People with ASD may experience social and communication difficulties, obsessive interests, and repetitive ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) stems from unique brain processing, impacting communication, social interaction, and sensory experiences. It's a neurodevelopmental difference with altered brain ...

The NIH will now move forward with a $50 million project to better understand autism spectrum disorder and other chronic diseases. The effort will use existing data from which information ...