Wednesday’s edition of ESPN’s NFL Live is set to look entirely different for viewers watching at home on World Autism Awareness Day, thanks to a ton of help from the son of ESPN NFL analyst Dan ...

A few decades ago, most people had never heard of autism. Now, you probably hear about it regularly. Autism is short for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It's a group of neurodevelopment (or brain ...

Borderline autism is not a diagnosis — it is an informal term some people may use to describe mild symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social communication difficulties and repetitive ...

Most parents observe early signs of autism in their child by age 2 years, but some appear as early as 2 months. Limited eye contact, lack of gesturing, and not responding to their name are some early ...

Autism may present differently in people assigned as female at birth. A key feature is masking or camouflaging symptoms. This may result in a later diagnosis. Research suggests females are more likely ...

When you think of autism, you might picture a child who is nonverbal and has a lower IQ. But this isn’t necessarily the case for kids with Asperger’s syndrome. There’s no specific Asperger’s test to ...

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects information processing. People with autism have difficulties with social and communication skills. They have restricted interests and engage in ...

Rebecca Charlton has previously received research funding towards this work from Goldsmiths University College Research Funds. Rebecca Charlton has received research funding from the Dunhill Medical ...

Autism can be misdiagnosed as another condition, and vice versa. Here’s why that can happen. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition estimated to affect about 1.5% of the ...

The assertion that vaccines could be linked to autism burst onto the international stage with the 1998 publication of a paper in the British journal The Lancet. Sensationalist media coverage of the ...