Jan 14 (Reuters) - Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental condition marked by disruptions in brain-signaling that cause people to behave, communicate, interact, and learn in ...

As a kid, I was told I had Asperger's syndrome (as an adult, that diagnosis was updated to autism). I believed Asperger's was a disease and hoped I could rid myself of it. I attended all skills ...

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects information processing. People with autism have difficulties with social and communication skills. They have restricted interests and engage in ...

In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health attempted to study traditional chelation therapy for autism, but the test was shut down after officials saw evidence that it caused long-term ...

The Department of Health and Human Services, headed by RFK Jr., is responding to reports that the CDC will begin researching the widely refuted theory that links autism to vaccines.

which may result in the autistic student experiencing an explosion: frustration, aggressive panic attack (melt down: fight) or implosion: may not seem themselves, struggles to engage/communicate, ...