For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

Brain cells grow faster in children with some forms of autism due to distinct changes in core cell signaling patterns, according to research from the laboratory of Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, MD, PhD, ...

Autism isn't one condition but four, according to new research that could help children get diagnosed earlier and receive more tailored support. Scientists in the US analysed data from more than 5,000 ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to their neurotypical counterparts.

Autistic adults are often misunderstood. One misconception: Autistic people lack empathy. The simple idea of an empathy deficit in autism is false. Recent research reveals that at least one type of ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people.

A major new review has put hundreds of alternative autism treatments under the microscope—and most didn’t hold up. Scientists ...