Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

About 2% of the world's adults have autism spectrum disorder. And many people recently have come to the realization that they're autistic as adults, some sharing their stories about their diagnosis or ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...

A new study examining nine consecutive birth years in Sweden indicates that the dramatic rise in clinical diagnoses of autism ...

Autism can be a taboo topic for many communities. For parents with school-aged children who are diagnosed with autism, there's a concern about having access to resources to assist them, what their ...

More research is needed to formulate clinical practice guidelines for practitioners in community mental health clinics who ...

The new research reinforces how complex the neurodevelopmental disorder is and that there isn’t a single cause.

What are the issues surrounding supporting the aging older patients with autism? How can health care providers understand and accommodate their needs? Although older adults with autism spectrum ...

A second reason is the prenatal environment, comprising maternal infection, metabolic problems (obesity, gestational diabetes ...

As screening and understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) grows, a new national initiative tapping Drexel expertise ...