Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 1 in every 100 children worldwide, yet many families face lengthy waits ...

Researchers applied natural language processing tools to conversational speech to objectively measure distinctive ...

Autism’s striking sex difference has long presented researchers with a puzzle. Why are boys diagnosed around three to four ...

Rose covers disability and mental health, and she helps write STAT’s daily Morning Rounds newsletter. Confidential tips can be sent to Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11. On the surface, the National ...

Autism does not discriminate. It affects people of different races and ethnicities equally. But much of what scientists know about the genetics of autism comes from people of European descent, who ...

October 18, 2024—Autism research should focus less on discovering the condition’s causes and more on potential policies and resources that could support autistic people to lead healthy, fulfilling ...

India shifts from unproven commercial stem cell treatments for autism to scientifically monitored research with a new ICMR-funded clinical trial at AIIMS.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Institutes of Health granted $50 million this week to fund 13 autism research projects that scientists and advocates say stand out for their rigor and potential ...

A new survey reveals a striking disconnect in how Americans think about autism research. While nearly everyone agrees that studying the autistic brain is essential, most people are unaware that brain ...

It was an appropriately hazy afternoon on the day my son Dylan, age two years, seven months, and sixteen days, was diagnosed with autism. The doctor was empathetic but serious when she said that he ...

Almost 28,000 people were diagnosed with the disorder in the year to September compared to just over 15,000 in the previous 12 months.

In 1998, a research paper sparked concerns that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism. Even though years of ...