When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is just that—a spectrum, encompassing a broad range of differences ...

Research identifies a neurodevelopmental spectrum for ADHD and autism, emphasizing genetic links and their impact on ...

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ)-- A free family-friendly art festival for the Autism and intellectual/developmental disability community is taking place in Cathedral ...

Hundreds of people attended the UnPuzzled Parents Connect Spectrum Color Run Saturday at Williamstown Elementary School on Saturday. (Photo by Gwen Sour) WILLIAMSTOWN – Families gathered Saturday at ...

A paper published in Molecular Psychiatry, led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Royal Holloway, ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people. Since 2013 it’s been baked into the name of the diagnosis itself, autism ...

Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder (ASD)," we've treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were ...

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to investigate what he characterized as its environmental causes. It struck a nerve in ...