As the first generation diagnosed with autism under modern criteria enters middle and older adulthood, psychiatry faces a demographic shift. Although early intervention for children has improved, ...

In a new study, published in PLOS One, autistic adults describe the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the rate of 8-year-old children with the most severe form of the ...

Though I relied on writing to express myself, the fear of doing so paralyzed me. To my brain, neither my love for writing nor ...

The upcoming documentary 'An Open Door' celebrates Dr. Temple Grandin’s wide-reaching contributions and examines her own journey with autism.

The documentary An Open Door, available August 12, celebrates the far-reaching contributions of autism and animal welfare advocate Dr. Temple Grandin “I had absolutely no idea that my thinking ...

Tell your partner, family or friends just how much you love them with these thoughtful love quotes.

To be a better ally it’s critical to ask better questions, clarify what support looks like and establish a neuroinclusive culture.

President Trump said Thursday that autism must not occur naturally, citing figures inflating the spike in autism and suggesting the administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commissi… ...

Researchers have discovered that AI can successfully detect autism in patients just by looking at how they grasp objects.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump admin… ...

Two experts from NYU Langone’s Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry address common autism myths and offer guidance on supporting children and families after a diagnosis.