Autism diagnoses have skyrocketed—from a rare condition to a common reality for 1 in 36 children. The dramatic rise has drawn ...

Over the years, experts have found that differences in brain structure or function ... t been a great understanding of what autism could look like in females. For example, autistic girls tend ...

The National Autistic Society says that getting autism diagnoses is important because it helps autistic people understand themselves better and seek appropriate care. But they add that “because ...

Under the new leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC is expected to look into a long-debunked connection between ...

People have two copies of most of their genes, one from each parent. Mutations can change or silence one or both copies. In the case of the Syngap1 gene, research has shown that two working copies are ...

In his speech, addressing Congress, President Donald Trump highlighted a sharp rise in autism cases in the US, suggesting it ...

Over the years, experts have found that differences in brain structure or function ... end of the spectrum there hasn’t been a great understanding of what autism could look like in females. For ...