A recent study published in Autism Research suggests that the cognitive shifts associated with autism are significantly larger in females than in males. The findings provide evidence that females may ...

The brains of people with autism are not dysfunctional, they just work differently, according to experts. The small study, which used scans to analyse brain signals, suggests “a different form of ...

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 ...

They also face more disadvantages in multiple social determinants of health such as poverty, food hardship, and lead exposure.

Explore the latest findings in autism research that highlight the importance of brain tissue for understanding neurodevelopmental conditions.

As diverse as the experiences of children and teens on the autism spectrum are, one sobering fact holds true: Autistic youth are more likely to think about and die from suicide, and at earlier ages, ...

As an autistic woman who has a full time job, lives on my own and even manages to blend in fairly well in social settings when I have the energy, my life has been a series of contradictions. I’ve been ...