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 ...

Scientists may have uncovered a link between the risk of autism in children and fatty acids in umbilical cord blood, but one Yale professor told Newsweek more work needs to be done in the area. To ...

Four times as many children have been diagnosed with autism in the past two decades amid improved awareness and screening and evolving definitions. A new study suggests diagnoses have increased at a ...

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.

Studies have suggested that autism risk is heavily rooted in genetics. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines last week when he announced that the agency would "know ...

New research has identified previously unknown genetic links to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing new insights into the genetic underpinnings of the condition. New research published in The ...

Scientists have discovered there are four different and distinct types of autism in a step they have called a 'paradigm shift' for future treatment of the disorder. US experts who examined data from 5 ...

All scientific studies tell a story. Sometimes the story is very clear, and sometimes it’s hard to find. A new autism epidemiology paper in JAMA, “Autism Diagnosis Among U.S. Children and Adults, 2011 ...

A new study examining nine consecutive birth years in Sweden indicates that the dramatic rise in clinical diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder is not accompanied by an increase in autism-related ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders could be triggered by air pollution, including the type emitted in car exhaust, a new study suggested — though it had some ...