Autistic individuals and those with social anxiety differ in how they experience empathy, new study suggests

Many autistic adults feel torn about revealing their diagnosis

Opioid painkillers not linked to autism or ADHD, finds comprehensive study of more than 1.2 million children born in Sweden between 2007 and 2018 to assess rates of ASD, and an additional 900,000 kids born between 2007 and 2015 and rates of ADHD in this cohort.

Autism Has No Single Cause. Here’s How We Know

Research on children with autism using a prepared vitamin D3-loaded nanoemulsion has led to a reduction in the severity of autism and a rise in the social IQ, especially fine motor performance and language abilities of the children with ASD…

RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies

Kenvue stock drops on report RFK Jr will link autism to Tylenol during pregnancy

Gestational diabetes linked to autism in study: what scientists say

Human Evolution May Explain High Autism Rates: genetic changes that made our brain unique also made us more neurodiverse

Gestational diabetes tied to rises in ADHD and autism

Stanford Scientists Successfully Reverse Autism Symptoms in Mice

Zebrafish with an autism-linked mutation acted less social in a stressful Styrofoam tank but less so in clear Plexiglass

RFK Jr. Promises to Reveal the 'Cause' of Autism Next Month

New research suggests that exposure to polluted air may raise the risk of depression, anxiety, and autism

Children with autism have more illnesses in the 5 years post diagnosis than other children

89% to 97% of autistic adults aged 40+ years are undiagnosed in the UK

Glutamate and GABA signaling are disrupted in autism

Experimental drugs reverse autism symptoms: Hyperactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus linked to autism behaviors

Trump Swallows RFK’s Theory Autism Is Being ‘Artificially’ Spiked by Vaccines

Using acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase childrens autism and ADHD risk

A significant number of autistic children also have ADHD

Study uncovers alarming anxiety and depression rates among autistic college students

Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism' (2014)

Autism symptoms may be milder in young girls, leading to underdiagnosis, and may explain why the condition has been thought of as less common among girls

An umbrella review of existing research finds no high-quality evidence for the efficacy of alternative medicine for core or associated symptoms of autism.

New findings suggest that parental exposure to certain workplace chemicals during key fetal development periods may influence not just autism likelihood, but also severity and functioning outcomes for children with autism

Obesity before pregnancy, not just during, may shape a child’s brain and raise the risk of autism spectrum disorder, suggests a new study using a mouse model

US Health Secretary Ends Decades of Research into Environmental Causes of Autism

British study finds over 89% of those in the UK over 40 years of age have yet to be diagnosed with Autism, pointing out that these individuals have a higher risk of almost all physical and mental health conditions and are likely not receiving support services.

New evidence that use of acetaminophen (Tylenol or paracetamol) during pregnancy may be linked to increased risk of autism and ADHD in offspring, from study of more than 100,000

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