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Science teaches us that housing children in institution-like settings is likely to cause severe and permanent damage to their minds and bodies.

Referring children with developmental delay to a clinical geneticist for testing and counseling helps families and advances research.

Early features of other conditions may contribute to autism itself

A new strategy for diagnosing autism shortens the evaluation process — and the wait for answers.

A lack of training for first responders, combined with the communication difficulties of people with autism, can create dangerous misunderstandings.

Preprints are gaining traction in biology, but some researchers have lingering concerns. Should they?

The DSM-5 acknowledges how gender shapes autism more than any previous diagnostic manual has, but it’s time to fold in a few new findings.

The strict definition of autism in the latest version of the diagnostic manual is antithetical to the idea that autism comes in a wide variety of forms.

Since the DSM-5’s debut, schoolchildren have gained stronger legal rights and better opportunities for accessing services; for adults, it’s a different story.

The move to replace ‘mental retardation’ with ‘intellectual disability’ is widely accepted, but little data exist on the impact of this change.