When there are fewer dendritic spines, fewer synapses are formed, and brain cells struggle to communicate properly. This ...

TRADITIONALLY, women and gender-diverse people were less likely to be identified as autistic because they didn’t fit the ...

Autism is something you all may be aware of and have heard about before, however, how many of you reading this actually have little knowledge about it? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1 in 59 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Yet despite improvements, people with autism are ...

It can be hard for any one representation to capture the diversity of autism. Open Minds / Perspectives on Autism Open Minds / Perspectives on Autism The word “autism” encompasses both diversity and ...

31% of people don’t know autism is a condition you’re born with (Picture: Getty) People in the UK have a wide lack of understanding and knowledge about autism, according to new research. A YouGov poll ...

Journalist Sue Nelson was diagnosed with autism late in life – and it made her see some of her childhood habits and preferences in a completely new light. No one knew I was autistic as a child but, ...

Home > Interviews > Autism helps me understand animals: an interview with Temple Grandin by Nuala Calvi 4th July 2005 Temple Grandin's Autism may have got her kicked out of school, but it has also ...

Temple Grandin's Autism may have got her kicked out of school, but it has also made her an internationally-renowned expert in animal welfare - thanks, she believes, to her extraordinary ability to ...

Russell Rollens's life was off to a strong start nine years ago. Gestation and delivery went smoothly, and he hit all the early-childhood milestones right on schedule. Snapshots from his 1st birthday ...