At Read My Lips Boston, a pop-up bookshop, sisters Hannah and Lily Barrett showcase romance books with diverse protagonists.

Summary: A new study shows that the newspapers people read are strong predictors of their automatic, unconscious biases toward autism—even after accounting for age, education, political views, and ...

CHICAGO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's embrace of an old generic drug called leucovorin for use against a rare disorder that causes autism-like symptoms has triggered a surge in ...

Prenatal exposure to key components of fine particulate air pollution, specifically sulfate and ammonium, has been linked to an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring, results ...

Ms. May is a writer and the mother of a child with autism. When I tell strangers that my daughter is autistic, their questions are often so far from my reality, it’s painful. Does she have a unique ...

The National Institutes of Health announced an initiative to study Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) utilizing data science. While pouring money into ASD research seems like a fine idea, the initiative ...

The science community has pushed back at the latest claims that acetaminophen (aka paracetamol) is a key factor in the increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, cautioning ...

MACON, Ga. — A Central Georgia mom says one of her biggest challenges was finding the right way to help her son learn to read. Now, what she discovered along the way is giving other families hope ...

There are at least four distinct subtypes of autism, a new study finds, helping to explain the various trajectories of individuals on the spectrum and offering a path toward more targeted treatments.

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition ...

Public health is worsening, autism rates are rising — and so are incident conspiracy theories, including claims that the root of the autism evil is vaccines. As the CDC reopens the vaccine-link debate ...