An international panel of experts is calling for the introduction of a new diagnosis of “profound autism” to ensure individuals with the highest support needs are not overlooked in services, research, ...

Experts are reconsidering the idea of autism as a spectrum, which could impact diagnoses and policy making for the condition ...

Join us in welcoming two content experts from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute as they preview the Introduction to the Science and Lived Experience of Autism (ISLEA) program. ISLEA is designed to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. When Autism Speaks was founded in 2005, the autism ...

Proposed category would apply to autistic children over eight who have little to no functional language, an IQ below 50 and need 24-hour care ...

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. In each person with autism, genes and their environment combined in a unique way, ...

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Some research suggests that avoiding environmental exposures, especially pre-conception, may help. Influencers branded the idea “trimester zero,” but the science is in early stages.

The number of older children and adults being diagnosed with it under the National Disability Insurance Scheme is surging, costing taxpayers far more each year.

The Trump administration announced late last month "bold actions to tackle the autism epidemic.” President Trump said there was a possible link between acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, ...