When I was 12, my parents brought me to the Children’s National Hospital in D.C. for two days of testing. I was socially ...

This decline can be part of normal aging, but it also can be more pronounced ... the study found that most people maintained ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition in which affected individuals experience ...

Long undiagnosed, autistic women and girls who cope by putting on their "best normal” are finally being recognized.

Microglial dysfunction has been implicated in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but limited access to human brain tissue posed ...

A new study from University College London (UCL) has found that older people who show signs of autism do not experience more ...

Scientists found a genetic link between autism and DM1, where repeat DNA sequences disrupt brain gene splicing. This sheds light on ASD’s development and opens new paths for targeted treatments.