These biases and shortcomings are the subject of “Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls,” a new book by brain imaging expert Gina Rippon. Rippon, professor ...

Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. But experts expressed doubt that the research would be done in good faith, given Kennedy’s history of linking autism and vaccines despite strong evidence that the two ...

Damien Dalmayne, 17, is autistic. He also battles mental health issues that have left him unable to get out of bed and contemplating harming himself. Warning: This story contains references to ...

An autistic teenager is fighting for his life after Idaho police shot him a whopping nine times — prompting community-wide outrage and protests, according to authorities and reports. Police were ...

The rise in autism has been precipitous: One in 36 children is affected today, up from four in 10,000 in the 1980s, the president warned in a recent executive order. Under Mr. Kennedy’s ...

World Autism Day falls on April 2nd each year, and aims to raise awareness of autism, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 700,000 children and adults in the UK. Autism diagnoses have ...

Two of the defining clinical features of autism are marked impairment in social communication and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior. As an adult, the restricted ...

In retrospect, Caragh recognises these challenges as characteristic of her autism. It's a diagnosis she didn't receive until late in her sporting career, and only after first being misdiagnosed as ...

Spring has sprung, and so has Miami New Times‘ spring campaign! Our goal is to raise $6,500 by April 27, and we’re counting on you, our dedicated readers, to help us get there. The funds we ...

Stuart Harvey behind the wheel of one of his dad’s lorries (left) before going into the job as a professional as an adult (Picture: Stuart Harvey) An autistic trucker has clocked up 700,000 road ...

By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Bella Ramsey says they were diagnosed with autism while filming the debut season of HBO’s The Last of Us. The Emmy-nominated star of the acclaimed post ...

But when he spotted a keel-billed toucan this past weekend, with its black-and-yellow plumage and a long, colorful bill, Rapoza wasn't far from home at all: He was at Fairchild Tropical Botanic ...