A new study reveals four distinct autism subtypes, each with unique traits and genetic patterns—reshaping how we understand, ...

Researchers identified four autism sub-types linked to different genes, helping improve diagnosis and treatment.

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day — let's find out what it's about. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is something that some people are born with. It affects how the brain works.

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental condition that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn and behave. National reports say about one in every 36 children have autism.

“When I give talks, I often tell people to think about airports,” he says. “Our research findings indicate that so much about Autism Spectrum Disorder is about the quality of the connections between ...

Autism spectrum disorder is typically detected in early childhood and causes impairments in communication skills and social interactions, often combined with repetitive behaviours and restricted ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encompasses wide variation in symptom severity and functional impact. The core features of ASD include impairments in social communication, repetitive behaviours and ...

Frances, who contributed to DSM-4 has also been extremely critical of DSM-5, which melded autism, Asperger’s and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified into one spectrum. In ...

Quick Facts More than 24,700 students identified as being on the autism spectrum are currently enrolled in the publicly funded school system, as reported by school boards in 2018-2019. Autism Spectrum ...

Significant symptom overlap with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the main reasons why many people no longer use the term “Asperger’s” as a diagnosis. Asperger’s syndrome was once ...