In elementary school, Ariel sat alone at a desk in the closet. She could see the class through a two-way mirror, but no one could see her. She doesn’t remember if it was a punishment, but she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SELF spoke with researchers, clinicians, and advocates to understand the uptick in diagnoses of autism in adult women—plus, what ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in behavior, social ...

Université de Montréal psychiatry professor Laurent Mottron has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people ...

Experts clarify that while screen time is studied, it does not directly cause autism, which is influenced by complex factors.

When a parent brings a child in for a developmental evaluation, the goal is not simply to answer “autism or not.” The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House announcement about autism is expected Monday afternoon after President Donald Trump’s weekend comment that “I think we found an answer” to the developmental disorder.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of the apparent increase in childhood autism cases in Denmark between 1980 and 2011 may be due to changes in how those cases are reported, according to a new ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is widely understood as a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how individuals communicate, behave, and interact with the world. Yet, when it comes to girls, autism ...

MONTREAL — New Montreal-based research has put forth a model that might explain how autism develops in the brain. According to the “Trigger-Threshold-Target” model, autism spectrum disorders develop ...

People with autism may be up to six times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease in later life. New research offers a potential explanation based on the role of transporter molecules that recycle ...