High-functioning autism isn’t an official medical diagnosis ... Some have IQs in the average range (or above), while others ...

What if autism is not becoming more common at all? What if the rise in diagnoses is a good thing? As a scientist with autism, ...

It’s now called autism spectrum disorder ... there’s a very high rate of anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children with ASD. Some of them take medications ...

Closer collaboration between child health services and specialist care has resulted in faster support for young children with autism.

Closer collaboration between child health services and specialist care has resulted in faster support for young children with ...

We have two children on the autistic spectrum ... by age 11 just one-fifth of girls with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism have been correctly diagnosed, compared with half of boys.

The term spectrum reflects the wide range of possible manifestations ... The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening all children for autism at 18 and 24 months, when most children ...

In diagnosing autism – the developmental variant that affects around 80 million people worldwide – medical practitioners today put too much emphasis on a child's lack of sociability and not enough on ...