The autism net has been cast wider. One group of people now falling under this net more often is women and girls. Studies ...

Today, diagnostic manuals refer simply to autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, which includes people previously diagnosed with Asperger's or PDD-NOS. The autism net has been cast wider. One group of ...

Professors Shanon Taylor and Lindsay Diamond debunk common beliefs about autism, promoting a better understanding of ...

Carving up the spectrum allows for more targeted research and interventions. But that only works if everyone does it the same ...

The fact that left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness are strikingly common in patients with certain neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders is a frequently reported observation in ...

The latest surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a steep rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), extending a years-long trend of ...

Autism spectrum disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that are characterized by impaired social interaction and communication skills, and are often accompanied by other behavioural ...