Autism spectrum disorders include social, communication, and behavioral challenges. These problems can be mild, severe, or somewhere in between. A diagnosis is based on the level of support needed ...

Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.

More Washington Post via Getty Images ... in autism rates, adding “we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures.” About one in 36 children were identified with autism spectrum disorder ...

Autism diagnoses among 8-year-olds saw a slight uptick from 2020 to 2022, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, published Tuesday in the CDC’s ...

By 2013, with the publication of DSM-5, Asperger’s syndrome had been dropped as a category and folded into the more general category of "autism spectrum disorder"; terms such as “level 1 ...

Wednesday is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)! The United Kingdom's National Autism Society describes autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder ... the image signifies the importance ...