For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

One readily noticeable pathognomonic trait of autism is hand-flapping—a stereotyped motor movement that can look a bit like an attempt to accelerating the drying of nail polish. Not all with autism do ...

Right before Congress powered down for the holidays, lawmakers passed the Autism CARES Act of 2024, appropriating nearly $2 billion to pay for a huge number of autism research, training and services ...