Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes he would have been diagnosed as autistic if he were a child today. Gates made the revelation in an interview to promote his forthcoming book, ...

Last year, over spring break, I took my then 10-year-old son to Disneyland. For years, I had been reluctant to visit the park ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the ...

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people interact or communicate with others, as well as restricted interests and repetitive patterns ...

Research suggests that autistic people have a higher risk for self-harm. Negative and unsupportive environments and challenges with emotional expression and communication may contribute to this ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the ...

MapLight Therapeutics Inc. MPLT reported mixed topline results from its Phase 2 IRIS study of ML-004 in patients with autism ...

Caravel Autism Health now has four locations in the metro. Leaders say opening in Altoona allows them to reach more families ...