The idea that autistic people lack a ‘theory of mind’ has shaped ASD research for 40 years. The evidence never supported it – ...

Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A. County deputies learn that sometimes the best way to handle ...

Although autistic people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety, they are less likely to receive the support they need than people without autism, says ...

Robert F. KennedyJr. says his new appointees will help him ‘fight autism.’ But, writes Eric Garcia, many of them also ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. When Autism Speaks was founded in 2005, the autism ...

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...

"Life will be a challenge for them, and we have to prepare them as best we can," says one ...