Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people.

When James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they wer ...

A study in Nature Mental Health provides evidence that depression, trauma, and loneliness drive suicidal thoughts in older adults with autistic traits. The findings indicate that targeted mental ...

A comprehensive new study suggests that females require a much larger biological and cognitive shift to develop autism than males do. The findings help explain why the condition is diagnosed ...

HEARING the word ‘dementia’, my body froze. I tried to focus on what the doctor was saying, but all I wanted to do was weep.

A hidden molecular chain reaction in the brain may push key cellular systems into overdrive in autism—and scientists just found a way to switch it off.

A new study discovers how nitric oxide triggers a biochemical domino effect in the brain, leading to mTOR overactivation in autism.

Researchers have uncovered a surprising molecular chain reaction in the brain that may play a role in some forms of autism.

Explore the latest findings in autism research that highlight the importance of brain tissue for understanding neurodevelopmental conditions.

The Food and Drug Administration on March 10 changed the approval for a version of the prescription drug leucovorin to include people with a very rare genetic condition. FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty ...

Protocol to tackle spiralling waiting times was due to be rolled out in early February but has missed this target ...

Researchers developed brain organoids from patient samples to model genetic subtypes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), creating a translational platform that better reflects the human-specific ...