Gender nonconformity in 7-year-olds may be associated with autistic traits and behavioral difficulties in girls, and with peer relationship problems in boys, according to a new study. Gender ...

Children diagnosed with autism are far more likely to experience ongoing gastrointestinal (GI) problems than their typically developing peers. That’s the finding of a new UC Davis MIND Institute study ...

Gender nonconformity in 7-year-olds - as measured by levels of gender-conforming play - may be associated with autistic traits and behavioral difficulties in girls, and with peer relationship problems ...

Re “Autism Clinics Pursue Profits From Preschoolers” (front page, May 25): Your investigation into applied behavior analysis, or A.B.A., provides long-overdue scrutiny of this industry’s enormous cost ...

Recent years have seen an increase in interest in stem cell therapy for autism, particularly among families looking for ...

With her blond hair often gathered into space buns, Kaelynn Partlow is quick-smiling and earnest on social media as she talks ...

For those who have gone through it, know the ordeal: the path to an autism diagnosis often stretches on for months or years.

Autism is not an illness that needs to be cured. It is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how a person communicates, ...

A new study introduces the MDM urine test to detect autism risk early by screening for gut microbial metabolites.