A new systematic review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences explores the potential role of ...

One in 80 Ashkenazi Jews carry the TBCB gene; Israelis can now test for it as part of the Health Ministry national healthcare ...

A study of children with autism found that their attention to pictures of cute animals and children varies depending on the severity of their autism symptoms. Children with low-to-moderate ...

When Ed Stein passed away in July after a long and happy life that was colored but not constrained by mild autism, his sister Kathy wanted to do something that would memorialize him.“He was the kind ...

Research has also observed abnormal electrical activity in the brains of children with autism, even in those without clinical seizures, hinting at a deeper connection between brain activity and autism ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability with symptoms that vary widely from person to person. Children and adults with ASD may learn, socialize, and move through the world ...

How autistic burnout differs from normal burnout Both result in chronic stress, but the cause of occupational burnout is ...

The late diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not uncommon given the wide variation of autism symptoms. ASD can be missed if a person doesn't have behaviors or traits that are immediately ...

One of the most difficult aspects of diagnosing anxiety in autistic people is the reality that common autism traits closely resemble symptoms of anxiety. Rocking, flicking, pacing, saying or doing the ...

As a developmental disorder, autism itself does not require medication, though some of the symptoms it engenders, including ...

You may have heard of autistic burnout, but how does it differ from the occupational type? Experts share their advice Many of us have heard of burnout, that grinding exhaustion and loss of ...