Admittedly, the spectrum is wide, and those with extreme forms of autism and their caregivers often contend with incredibly ...

The Vacaville Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club and teens from its Jepson program invite the community to lace up their running shoes and join for the 4th annual “Just Different, Not Less” Autism Run on ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...

In an attempt to help 'more children to see themselves represented in Barbie,' toy creator Mattel Inc. is releasing their ...

People who learn they have autism after age 6 — the current median age at diagnosis — are often described as having a “milder” form of autism than people diagnosed as toddlers. A new study challenges ...

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

A new study found that non-autistic U.K. adults are less able to understand animations (representing specific words) ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.