Researchers examined the genetics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by analyzing mutations in the genomes of individuals and their families. They discovered that a special kind of genetic mutation ...

Asst. Prof. of Psychology Jiabin Shen has won a $119,907 federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to research the effects of injuries on children with autism spectrum ...

Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients, and the causes are still unclear, even though hundreds of small changes in gene sequences have been linked to an ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “This study by University of San Francisco shows that hypoxic brain damage around the time of ...

Autistic spectrum disorders are present from birth or very early in development and affect essential human behaviors such as social interaction, the ability to communicate ideas and feelings, ...

Autism has historically been viewed as a condition that affects men and boys more frequently than women and girls. But a massive new study based on data from millions of people suggests this isn't ...

A recent interview with Caragh McMurtry, 1 an ex-Olympic rower from the UK, revealed that she was diagnosed with autism after living with a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder for five years. In the ...

Autism has always been framed as a condition that mostly affects boys. Yet after tracking more than 2.7 million people born ...

Proposed legislation would provide autistic drivers with special envelopes to present during traffic stops, aiming to improve communication.