A new study has found that autistic adults show weaker brain responses when told they have made a mistake. Researchers say ...

Some people who have autism spectrum disorder struggle to adapt to changing demands in their environment. In a new study in JNeurosci, researchers discovered this struggle may be because these ...

Avoiding eye contact, responding differently in conversations or needing space during social situations can sometimes be ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

Autistic people are more likely to report suicide-related behaviors and psychological distress irrespective of previous traumatic experiences, according to new research from the University of ...

Masking is a common socialization strategy among autistic individuals, and many report a complicated relationship with the ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental diagnosis that impacts communication and behavior and influences how individuals experience ...

A new study reveals the hidden labor autistic employees perform to make others comfortable, and the workplace changes that ...

Caring for children with autism who demonstrate self-injurious or aggressive behaviors often poses a number of serious challenges to parents and educators. Several different psychotropic medications ...

Kathryn Parsons, a 51-year-old digital marketing professional in Stamford, Connecticut struggled to hold down a job because employers didn’t understand her autistic behaviors. She struggled to adapt, ...

A report published October 1 by the New York Post described Matthew Bielski’s account of a dramatic change in his 4½-year-old son, Lev, after he began taking an experimental medicine called L1-79.