Thinking about autism has evolved. Just three decades ago, autism was a relatively rare and clearly defined condition, diagnosed in people with limited verbal language and highly repetitive behaviour.

Late at night, when I’m alone, I sometimes ponder what it means to be autistic. Do I experience sounds and smells differently from an allistic (non autistic) person? Scientific studies suggest I do.

It’s been more than three years since the Lancet Commission proposed the new term “profound autism” to describe the subset of the autism spectrum most disabled by the disorder. This label has been ...

Fei, a mother of three, has two children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Her son Ben, 8, who also has weak core muscles attributed to autism, had received physical therapy (PT) since he ...

The proposed change to the newest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM5, would do away with the diagnoses of Asperger’s ...

COLUMBIA - Most parents fear hearing their child is autistic. But now parents may fear the opposite...that those who are autistic now, will not qualify under a new definition. The American Psychiatric ...

The number of children diagnosed with autism has skyrocketed over the last decade, with roughly one in 110 children said to have the condition. But that could change soon. The manual that doctors use ...

DALLAS Kevin Smith is considered a savant when it comes to sports statistics. He can recite the birth dates and places, draft information, and career highlights of many professional athletes ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years spreading doubt about the safety of vaccines and linking them to... Autism rates have exploded. Could the definition be ...