Autism rates are on the rise, with diagnoses in the US jumping 175% between 2011 and 2022. While that’s due to a combination of factors — including changing guidelines for diagnosis and more young ...

Autism, a condition caused by brain differences, may affect communication, behavior, and emotions. Talking about autism openly instead of avoiding the subject can promote empathy and bust myths. You ...

One of the many original and counter-intuitive predictions to which the imprinted brain theory gives rise is the suggestion that rising living standards may be a factor in explaining the so-called “ ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

When Donald Trump gave a press conference in late September urging pregnant women to avoid taking paracetamol unless medically necessary because of a possible link to autism, the reaction from the ...