While many studies have reported a link between a mother's health condition during pregnancy and her child's risk of autism, ...

British and American scientists have developed a dance-based video game that they hope will one day lead to easier and faster ...

Kids with autism may also be distressed by sensory experiences such as a buzzing lightbulb or an uncomfortable shirt. The symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, according to the DSM-5, involve ...

We understand one another better by mirroring one another's emotions. In her Ph.D. dissertation, Julia Folz concludes that people with autism or social anxiety can be ...

You may have also come across users saying the move was a sign of autism. As some experts and advocates may tell you, autism symptoms and gestures that appear like targeted hate toward people are ...

Health providers use a handbook called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to diagnose mental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Until 2013, the DSM-4 ...

A toddler who responds to their name, copies spoken words, and waves "bye-bye," for instance, is developing normally. It's unlikely they have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a diagnosis that ...

He was locked in his own world, unable to engage properly with life around him due to a form of autism called Asperger Syndrome. The devastating symptoms affected almost every area of his life.

Users argued that gestures like the one Musk made at the rally, along with acting “weird,” are symptoms of the disorder. As some experts and advocates may tell you, autism symptoms and gestures that ...