Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for ...

Autistic people are more likely than non-autistic people to hyperfocus on things. This is known as monotropism, where the ...

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

Researchers examined the prevalence of autism among nearly three million people born in Sweden over the past four decades ...

Experts are reconsidering the idea of autism as a spectrum, which could impact diagnoses and policy making for the condition ...

When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs.

Autism is often thought of as a childhood condition, but this is far from true. Autism is a lifelong condition – and most autistic people are adults. Yet less than 1 per cent of autism research has ...

A new study by Bournemouth University (BU) is calling for Government to commit to a faster diagnosis and tailored mental ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

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Everywhere you turn, autism is in the news, for all the wrong reasons. This current administration not only rekindled this bonfire but also is dousing it with fuel. A recent announcement claiming that ...