TUCSON, Ariz. — In 2018, the CDC released new data showing about 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or ASD -- 1 in 37 boys, 1 in 151 girls. That's a 15 percent increase from ...

TRADITIONALLY, women and gender-diverse people were less likely to be identified as autistic because they didn’t fit the ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

It’s well known that women frequently fall victim to misdiagnosis in the medical field due to doctors who may overlook important symptoms in cases of both mental and physical health. This happens due ...

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Medical professionals have learned a great deal about autism over the years, but there is still a lot unknown. Autism can be explained medically as a bio-neurological development disability, but to ...

Imagine a world where being different is not just accepted but celebrated. For many individuals with autism, this dream is still far from reality. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects millions ...

(WJAR) — Going inside the world of someone with autism. That's the aim of a new initiative from The Autism Project. "A lot of times our families get criticized for why is your 5-year-old walking down ...

While US President Donald Trump and his administration are making false and debunked claims about the causes of autism, real research is improving our understanding of the condition ...