BY DR. PANCHAJANYA PAUL, MD* Autism is increasingly common, affecting about one in 31 children in the United States.

Children diagnosed with autism are far more likely to experience ongoing gastrointestinal (GI) problems than their typically developing peers. That’s the finding of a new UC Davis MIND Institute study ...

Autism has always been described as a spectrum, but for families, doctors, and educators, that word often feels too vague. It ...

Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...

January is National Mentoring Month which serves as a reminder of the power of guidance and support in shaping careers and ...

A new study published in PLOS Biology suggests that a specific cocktail of dietary supplements may help alleviate behavioral ...

Talk about a prenatal power move. About 1 in 36 US children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a complex group of developmental conditions characterized by repetitive behaviors and ...

Dr Richard Frye has spent the better part of 20 years trying to understand how a cheap drug could ease certain behaviors of autism. He is one of about 50 doctors across the US prescribing autistic ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder ...