For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age when symptoms first appear may help anticipate the specific traits, ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...

Mattel has released its first-ever autistic Barbie on Monday, January 12.This comes just six months after they introduced a ...

For decades, the toy aisle felt like a place where only one "type" of person belonged. Recently, the toy aisle just got a ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.