Scientists have discovered there are four different and distinct types of autism in a step they have called a 'paradigm shift' for future treatment of the disorder. US experts who examined data from 5 ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler - who was very social - didn’t resemble the ...

Autism rates are on the rise, with diagnoses in the US jumping 175% between 2011 and 2022. While that’s due to a combination of factors — including changing guidelines for diagnosis and more young ...

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Stephen Shore, an autistic professor of special education at Adelphi University, has said: “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” This quote is popular in the ...

A new study in Nature Genetics from researchers at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Biology (CCB) and their collaborators leverages data from SPARK, the largest-ever study of autism, ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...