Many people go more than half of their lives before learning that they are autistic; one writer on the spectrum believes we can do better.

Catherine Lord’s career has been defined by relationships: with mentors, protegees and, above all, with autistic people and their families.

How well autistic children perform daily-living tasks tracks with their language skills and autism traits.

After a decade of working with the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation, Geraldine Bliss has co-founded a new organization to develop therapies for the condition.

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union would endanger continent-wide collaborations.

This is part 1 of the story of one boy’s long journey to an autism diagnosis and therapy. Part 2 will track Owen’s progress later this year.

At least one in three autistic children has significant movement difficulties, according to a large study.

Researchers have identified a distinctive pattern of gene expression in the white blood cells of young autistic boys.

Children who are born with mild heart problems are more likely to be autistic than their typical peers are.

Not much is known about the connection between autism and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a condition that affects collagen. But preliminary work provides tantalizing clues.