April is here, which means it’s officially Autism Acceptance Month. Along with Autism Acceptance Month, World Autism Acceptance Day and Autism Acceptance Week will be celebrated. Here’s what you need ...

Wednesday is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)! The United Kingdom's National Autism Society describes autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, as "a lifelong neurodivergence and disability" ...

Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) — now known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — refers to a group of conditions that affect average development. It may appear as a delay in development of ...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a diverse group of conditions, related to brain development and marked by difficulty with social interaction, communication, and atypical patterns of activities, ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disability that impairs social communication or interaction and leads to narrow, restricted interests (fixation on certain topics or objects) and ...

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

Early diagnosis of autism is crucial, research shows. A growing number of children in the United States are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder according to a report released Thursday by the ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...