For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

SINGAPORE: A man subjected his two sons, one of whom has high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, to repeated mistreatment ...

Do vaccines cause autism? Is it bad parenting? Can autism be cured? Experts bust common autism myths and explain how ...

Mild autism is unofficially used to describe level 1 autism, or high-functioning autism. People with mild autism might not get diagnosed until adolescence or adulthood because their traits are subtle.

Girls with autism often use masking to appear more socially acceptable. Sensory sensitivities in girls with autism can lead to extreme reactions like meltdowns. Special interests in girls with autism ...

Participants most often chose goals related to daily functioning, including self-management and communicating socially. They showed significant improvements in multiple areas, including sleep, ...

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for assistance in finding a missing Virginia football coach who is accused of possessing child pornography. Travis Lee Turner, 46, of ...

Being a high-functioning person can often feel like invincibility. Here are three symptoms that prove even the most productive ones aren’t immune to burnout. High-functioning people often look like ...

LONG ISLAND (PIX11) — A disturbing case of verbal abuse against a child with autism on Long Island has a family from Nassau County suing their school district. The young boy was allegedly bullied on ...

Two reporters wanted to witness firsthand how doctors and families navigate mixed messages and unproven claims. By Gina Kolata and Azeen Ghorayshi Gina Kolata and Azeen Ghorayshi cover science and ...