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

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...

Doctors and parents have long struggled to understand the strange sensory tricks autism can play on a child's mind. Ordinary noises -- screeching car alarms, knocking radiator pipes, even the whirr of ...

When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is just that—a spectrum, encompassing a broad range of differences ...

And all those thoughts and feelings suddenly became something more. “Everyone can relate to my book, as we all experience the same feelings and emotions as we deal with life,” Broadstreet said. Autism ...