Researchers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts have identified two more factors which may contribute to autism. They've known for some time that severe infections that put a mother into the ...

A girl in Texas went the extra mile to introduce her brother with autism to the rest of her classmates — and now, her message of kindness is spreading around the world. With the help of her mom, ...

The FDA said it was approving leucovorin, a drug used to treat the toxic effects of chemotherapy, as a therapy for some people with autism. The active ingredient is a modified version of vitamin B9, ...

The causes of autism are still unclear, but evidence is building that early intervention — before age 1 — may help mitigate or even prevent the developmental disorder from occurring in the first place ...

President Trump’s warning to pregnant women to stop taking Tylenol, based on his unproven claim that it can lead to autism, sparked widespread concern and many questions about what the science ...

An autistic teenager in Nigeria has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas. For the nonverbal painter, his work is meant to break down the stigma surrounding his disorder. Ben ...