New insight on differences in the brains of men and women with autism has been published today in the open-access journal eLife. The study suggests that autistic men, but not women, have enhanced ...

A leading theory behind the cause of autism is rooted in an imbalance in levels of excitation and inhibition in the brain. A new study published in eLife takes this one step further, suggesting that ...

I recently attended my son's school parents' evening. Having attended his parents' evenings for the last 10 years, I knew what to expect. I'd hear about how well he did in class—how he was focused, ...

A family claims that a man with autism and his aide were asked to leave a performance at the Argyle Theatre because he was laughing too loud. The family of 27-year-old Joey La Monica say he and his ...

A new study published by a team of psychologists suggests that the diagnosis of autism could be improved by considering the differences between how women and men experience and act upon their emotions ...

The term “autism” was first used in 1908 by Eugen Bleuler to describe a subset of schizophrenic patients who were especially withdrawn and self-absorbed. 1 However, it was not used as a diagnostic ...

The 9-year-old nonverbal autistic child who drowned in the waters off the Red Hook Ikea in Brooklyn early Thursday was under the care of a nanny and happily jumping on beds at the store before he ...