Late at night, when I’m alone, I sometimes ponder what it means to be autistic. Do I experience sounds and smells differently from an allistic (non autistic) person? Scientific studies suggest I do.

It’s been more than three years since the Lancet Commission proposed the new term “profound autism” to describe the subset of the autism spectrum most disabled by the disorder. This label has been ...

The surge in autism diagnoses is often treated as a medical mystery. But it may be better understood as a policy story—one ...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci, Copyright ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is often misunderstood, surrounded by myths and confusion. Many people still believe it has a ...

Judith Warner is the author of And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School. The proposed change to the newest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and ...

I was diagnosed with autism as an adult. These traits might mean you are autistic - More adults than ever are seeking truths ...

Autism affects how a person socializes, communicates, learns and behaves. Diagnoses have skyrocketed from 1 in 150 children ...

President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump ...

President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference last week at his Mar-a-Lago club.