Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.

The basic definition of autism that I’ve given you – that it’s lifelong and neurodevelopmental, and that there are ...

US President Donald Trump has claimed there is a link between the use of painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women and an increased risk of autism in some children. Going against current scientific advice ...

Every year, thousands of children miss critical windows for early autism intervention—simply because diagnostic tools rely too much on subjective observation. Once that window closes, the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the drug leucovorin to treat children with cerebral folate deficiency and symptoms of autism. Kevin Pelphrey is the Harrison-Wood ...

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. In each person with autism, genes and their environment combined in a unique way, ...

WASHINGTON — Many doctors and scientists were reeling Monday after President Donald Trump went on TV to insist that pregnant women should never take Tylenol and revive debunked theories about vaccines ...

Too many girls are missing out on early supports that could help them navigate life — not to mention missing out on the opportunity to have a deeper understanding of who they are and how their ...

Can a generic drug designed to make chemotherapy work better benefit people with autism? President Trump is touting an “amazing” drug — leucovorin — as “an answer to autism,” a broad range of ...

Obstetrician Jeanne Conry has long paid attention to the “1,300-day window”- the months before conception through a child’s second birthday. Studies show nutrition and lifestyle during this period ...

Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less ...