Are common genetic influences related to phenotype differences across individuals with autism? To tackle this question, the research team, funded by the Simons Foundation, studied multiple ...

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

Autism is regarded as a developmental disorder of the nervous system — an idea that is consistent with the gross abnormalities seen in the brains of patients with autism. The clinical manifestation of ...

The public are still failing to understand the challenges faced by someone living with autism, charity Dimensions said. Their call coincided with the beginning of World Autism Awareness Month, when ...