Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people learn, ...

Poor sleep is linked to significantly higher rates of self-injury, suicidal thoughts and aggression among autistic children and adults, according to a new peer-reviewed study by researchers at the ...

Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less ...

Children diagnosed with autism could be at a greater risk of debilitating digestive issues, a study suggests. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, evaluated over 300 children with ...

Those subtle differences make autistic traits easy to miss, even by pediatricians and therapists. That’s in part because girls don’t tend to display some of the big externalizing behaviors, like ...

Overview of the study examining the link between maternal perinatal depression and autistic-related traits in offspring, incorporating both human cohort data and an animal model. Analysis of a ...

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A. County deputies learn that sometimes the best way to handle ...

Community Autism Intervention provides applied behavior analysis therapy (ABA) to individuals ages 1 to 12 years old with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Treatment is ...

Dr Richard Frye has spent the better part of 20 years trying to understand how a cheap drug could ease certain behaviors of autism. He is one of about 50 doctors across the US prescribing autistic ...

Sophia Toussaint, a Spruce Creek weightlifter with autism, found her passion and a new outlook on life through the sport.