The number of Americans diagnosed with autism jumped 175% between 2011 and 2022 thanks to a surge in new cases among young adults, new research finds. A developmental disorder, autism affects how ...

The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced the appointment of 21 new members to a federal committee that advises health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on autism.

UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism ...

April is National Autism Awareness Month, so we’ll honor this recognition by taking time to understand what it means to be on the autism spectrum. Autism spectrum disorder is a diagnostic category ...

Many of the members believe autism is linked to vaccination ...

Autistic adults who took part in an adapted group-based program in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) reported reduced ...

A recent interview with Caragh McMurtry, 1 an ex-Olympic rower from the UK, revealed that she was diagnosed with autism after living with a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder for five years. In the ...

Mar. 23 -- MONDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may show improvements in behavior when they have a fever, a small study suggests. This is the first study to ...

Experts welcomed the SC move as they believed that private labs were minting money from patients on 'false promises'.

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention. Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to ...

How dietitians can use flexible, neurodiversity-affirming meal planning to support autistic and ADHD clients without rigid ...