Happy Autism Acceptance Month! It used to be Autism Awareness Month, but to be more inclusive and empowering to Autistic individuals, we call it Autism Acceptance Month. Autistic people may have ...

Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication ...

New research has uncovered a genetic connection between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a rare neuromuscular disease.

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert ...

focusing on multiple benchmarks of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Among 8-year-old children, researchers found that one in 31 children — more than 3% of America's kids — had ASD. ASD was ...

Parents and advocates say his recent comments were misguided. Parents of children with autism are speaking out against recent comments made by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Autism is often misunderstood, shrouded in stereotypes, and burdened with misconceptions about its impact on lives. As we ...

For years, CDC scientists have said that the data indicating a rise in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, could be reflecting improved screening and access to autism services in some ...

Kennedy Jr. said that the agency will launch a series of new studies aimed at finding the “environmental toxins” he believes are causing increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).