Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people. Since 2013 it’s been baked into the name of the diagnosis itself, autism ...

It wasn't until 5 years later when a different doctor suggested she might have autism instead. Conklin said the experience made her have greater empathy for people with autism and BPD. When she was 27 ...

One year after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rose to national power, some autism advocates are asking what tangible changes have improved the lives of autistic people and their families.

When a high-profile entrepreneur blames "too many vaccines" for a rise in autism, the headlines spread faster than the facts. Such a kind of claim doesn't only tap a deep parental fear, but it also ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data this week showing that 1 in 31 children in the U.S. is autistic. As researchers and physicians, we welcome the growing national ...

After leucovorin got public attention as a potential autism treatment, families rushed to get it. Many doctors are torn about prescribing an unproven drug but don't want to lose patients' trust.

In the business world, there are a handful of zombie ideas that, despite being proved wrong again and again, refuse to die. Among them is that open-plan offices have advantages. Everyone knows that ...

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