A unique pattern of brain organization may explain why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often possess superior math skills. A small brain imaging study showed that children between the ...

Source: All My Stripes (2015, Magination Press). Photo by Travis Langley, of book cover. Individuals with autism spectrum disorders can feel different and alienated without understanding why and ...

Well, it's official. We are living through a pandemic. Most of us have never experienced anything like this before and are feeling concerned and overwhelmed. Since many states across the U.S. (and ...

There appears to be a global divide in autism. The US is in the midst of a ballooning autism crisis, with one in every 31 children now said to be suffering from the condition, among the highest rate ...

Parents of young children with autism play multiple roles in their children’s life. Often they are the first people to recognize a developmental problem, and they must pursue their concern until they ...

Megan Hufton, education and training specialist at the Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin joined Kyreon Lee on News 3 Now This Morning to explain the importance of the month. "We love that it's ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It is the night of Halloween, and many trick-or-treaters will be making their rounds, hoping for lots of candy. However, some children may have trouble communicating ...

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 ...

Why do some people receive an autism diagnosis in early childhood while others are identified much later? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and international partners analyzed behavioral data ...