In this recorded interview, Maria Chahrour and Leah Seyoum-Tesfa talk about how they work closely with immigrant communities to increase diversity in genetic studies of autism.

Autism is unusually common among blind people, and children with autism are more likely to have vision problems than their typical peers. Understanding why could lead to better therapies for autism for autism.

People who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth are three to six times as likely to be autistic as cisgender people are.

The bulk of the increase in autism prevalence stems from a growing awareness of the condition and changes to the diagnostic criteria.

Autism prevalence differs between Latino and white children in part due to structural inequalities within the U.S. education and healthcare systems. Social workers are in a prime position to help.

Autism prevalence in the United States continues to rise, according to a new study of 8-year-old children in 11 states. Boys are 4.3 times as likely as girls are to have autism, a ratio that is consistent with previous estimates.

Autistic people who are hyperactive or have difficulty controlling their own impulses are the most likely to show ongoing self-injury.

Adults with autism vary enormously in their quality of life, and two factors may explain most of this variation.

Developmental pediatrician Watfa Al-Mamari is building an autism program in Oman from the ground up.

A new study has found that 0.2 percent of children in Oman are on the autism spectrum — an estimate about 15 times higher than the previous one.