Online spaces can provide comfort, relief and inclusion for some autistic adults, and provide important means for expression and for connecting with others, a new study published in Autism in ...

An autism expert sparks fierce debate over whether the spectrum has grown too broad, leading to misdiagnosis in children and ...

Studies reveal a complex interplay of traits, genes, and brain structure behind the dual diagnosis—raising new questions about how we define and treat both conditions.

A new study documents how schools might be teaching autistic students that they are the problem and discouraging ...

When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an ...

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

The autism advocacy community is split over whether adding a profound autism subtype will help the most vulnerable autistic people. Since 2013 autism diagnoses have been classified under one large ...

Travis LaCroix received funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (Canada). For four decades, a controversial idea has shaped how autism is understood by researchers, healthcare ...