Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s ...

A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence ...

New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

SEATTLE (AP) -- Autism researchers at the University of Washington are seeking parents who will allow them to do brain scans of their infants. The scans are part of a national autism study. The ...

Researchers have made great strides to understand early signs of autism. Studies have found that certain factors like ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition, is often associated with difficulties in social communication and repetitive behavior. Previous research reveals that people with ASD ...

New research links the disorder to abnormal brain development. Nov. 8, 2011— -- A new, small study provides a tantalizing clue to the causes of autism, suggesting that children with the disorder ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Autistic youth are more likely to struggle with suicidal thoughts and mental health conditions than non-autistic ...

Language can prove a bugaboo for children with autism. Now new research finds that it’s possible to use toddlers’ brain responses to words to predict their linguistic and cognitive skills down the ...

"Autism is not a processing error. It's a different operating system." –Sarah Hendrickx According to the National Institute of Mental Health, autism is a ...