Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Mild autism is the least severe level of autism. It is an unofficial term used to describe the diagnosis of level 1 autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or simply ...

Women on the autism spectrum in India often get misdiagnosed owing to a misconception that it's a ‘male condition’, societal ...

Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare to help study autism although experts say it's unlikely to help reveal the condition's ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...

The annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research took place in Seattle this week. In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services disclosed that it’s planning a $50 ...

The latest surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a steep rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), extending a years-long trend of ...

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed climbing autism rates among children. In 2022, a surveillance program called The Autism and Developmental ...

Women on the autism spectrum in India often get misdiagnosed owing to a misconception that it's a ‘male condition’, societal ...