Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a ...

About one in every 36 children has been identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. This is up from the 2018 ...

Parents often pressure Lawrence Diller, a behavioral/developmental pediatrician, to diagnose their children with autism. He thinks he knows why.

People 18 years or older with ASD and who have a significant mood disorder or other behaviors that interfere with function and quality of life are needed to take part in a Johns Hopkins research study ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A new study comparing children with autism, ADHD, and both conditions reveals that comorbidity may alter how cognitive abilities relate to emotional and behavioral regulation ...

Researchers have found that the severity of autism symptoms, rather than the diagnosis itself, is linked to patterns of brain connectivity associated with genes connected to autism and ADHD.

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From the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a joyful event—like a Christmas party—can become nightmare of noise, lights, ...

Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.