Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

Girls Next Door alum Holly Madison says she's "made excuses" for her own behavior since childhood, but gained a better understanding of herself when she was diagnosed earlier this year. Holly Madison ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...

Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a ...

When most people think about autism, certain images come to mind: a child lining up toys in perfect rows, someone avoiding eye contact, or an individual reciting impressive facts about a specific ...