President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions ...

Possible Effects of Allergic & Nonallergic Disorders on Cognition & Behavioral Symptoms Allergic and nonallergic diseases causing chronic airway and gut mucosal inflammation may induce or ...

Symptoms of autism in girls may include having strong attachments to objects and avoiding eye contact. Doctors may underdiagnose autism in females due to masking, stereotypes, and other factors.

Early interventions in autism screening could be enhanced by focusing on the microbiome, which shows promise in identifying ...

Kids with autism may also be distressed by sensory experiences such as a buzzing lightbulb or an uncomfortable shirt. The symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, according to the DSM-5, involve ...

Judge Talwani addressed Dighton native Jack Teixeira's autism diagnosis during his sentencing hearing last month.

Here’s how our understanding of autism is changing. Girls and women are being diagnosed with autism at higher rates and researchers say that has to do in part with a better understanding of the ...

Executives at a local company believe they have a quicker and less expensive path to get their new drug approved.

Researchers have uncovered a molecular mechanism linking alterations in the neuronal protein CPEB4 to idiopathic autism, ...

In a new study, parents of Black teens with autism expressed worry that their kids' condition might put them at greater risk ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder that causes significant social, communication, and ...