Parents are scrambling to secure a cheap generic cancer drug for their children after the Trump administration touted it as a ...

MARLBOROUGH — When Dianne Lima and her husband first set up their salon in Marlborough six years ago, the couple noted how many of their clients were autistic. After a friend connected Lima with ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month, previously known as Autism Awareness Month – but autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is still widely misunderstood by those outside the autistic community. The Centers for ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

Research suggests that people with autism spectrum disorders have an increased risk of substance use. For people with ASD and additional diagnoses, like attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, ...

Researchers have made a major advance, discovering that a low-dose mixture of zinc, serine, and branch-chain amino acids (BCAAs) can successfully alleviate behavioral symptoms in three different mouse ...

According to autismspeaks.org, 1 in 45 adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. As explained by autism speaks, autism in adults could be challenged with social communication ...

April marks Autism Acceptance Month, with World Autism Day occurring on April 2 every year. The month is meant to be a time for uplifting autistic voices and sharing in the community's joy. But for ...