For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

If you've been following along from the beginning, by now you should be pretty comfortable with the 2-dimensional graph depicting degree of atypicality on the X axis, and level of intelligence on the ...

New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of referring to someone who is “neurodivergent”. The term was coined in ...

According to a Rutgers study published earlier this year, autism rates in the US have increased some 500% over the past 16 years. But is the rise in autism really the result of better screening, or ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...

Ms. May is a writer and the mother of a child with autism. When I tell strangers that my daughter is autistic, their questions are often so far from my reality, it’s painful. Does she have a unique ...