As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

The number of Americans diagnosed with autism jumped 175% between 2011 and 2022 thanks to a surge in new cases among young adults, new research finds. A developmental disorder, autism affects how ...

It’s been more than three years since the Lancet Commission proposed the new term “profound autism” to describe the subset of the autism spectrum most disabled by the disorder. This label has been ...

Late at night, when I’m alone, I sometimes ponder what it means to be autistic. Do I experience sounds and smells differently from an allistic (non autistic) person? Scientific studies suggest I do.

President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump ...

While there may seem to be an upwards trend in the number of children with this disorder, it is more likely due to expansion of its clinical criteria.

35-Year Study Shows How Condition Has Been Systematically Missed In Females In A Nutshell Autism diagnosis rates increased ...