A group of autism scientists kicked off efforts Thursday to influence Congress, and the research agendas of private ...

Autism experts plan to convene in Washington Thursday to propose a research agenda at odds with the one endorsed by the Trump Administration.

Although autistic people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety, they are less likely to receive the support they need than people without autism, says ...

Be yourself and adjust accordingly.” It’s a life lesson Eric Garcia, who is on the autism spectrum, offered to those in ...

My travels with autism started long before my diagnosis at the age of three years and three months. My family noticed autistic features from around 15 months of age. I never looked at people and did ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scholars today believe Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw was probably on the autism spectrum. Bettmann/Getty Images U.S.

The "too articulate" people we’re now told "invaded" autism were there from the very start. The person who first described ...

Shari Bailey said she was brought to tears this week when a lawmaker texted her with the news that the House had passed a ...

A study in Nature Mental Health provides evidence that depression, trauma, and loneliness drive suicidal thoughts in older adults with autistic traits. The findings indicate that targeted mental ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

Covington-based Safewave created a wearable device to help people who are deaf stay alert to their surroundings — now the ...