Around 1 in 127 people globally is on the autism spectrum

UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Treatment for Kids with Autism

These four factors predict maladaptive daydreaming in neurodivergent individuals: Emotional dysregulation, internalized stigma, escapism, and self-esteem emerged as significant predictors, varying across individuals with autism spectrum disorder…

Israeli researchers discover gene mutation in Ashkenazi Jews that can cause autism

A groundbreaking discovery has highlighted lithium—a drug long used to treat bipolar disorder and depression—as a potential therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

"The 24 DNA letters linked to autism" -- A 24 nucleotide RNA mis-splicing (microexon in the CPEB4 RNA-binding regulatory protein) could be a major factor in autism.

Adults with autism had fewer synapses throughout their brains compared to neurotypical individuals, finds brain imaging study

Scientists demonstrate how activation of an immune system gene regulator in dopamine neurons disrupts brain function in mice, suggesting a potential link to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD

Any fish consumption during pregnancy was linked to about a 20% reduction in autism risk compared to no fish consumption

New machine learning model shows 80% accuracy in early autism detection for children under two