Natasha Nelson, a 35-year-old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, Ga., didn’t have an innate sense of social norms. She didn’t know why people meeting for the first time would choose to engage in small ...

The Trump administration's suggestion of a link between acetaminophen and autism may only serve to raise stigma about autism and make parents feel guilty that they directly caused their children's ...

The Advancing the System of Care for Autistic Older Adults (ASC) study explores how health and mental health conditions emerge and change for autistic adults as they grow older. The study uses ...

In a large study of more than 3.5 million adults, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Drexel University and George Washington University (GWU) found that attention deficit ...

One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood. Those who grow up ...

You might know someone who excels at their job but dislikes small talk, or a friend who replays conversations, worrying about ...