Helping children with autism cope with the unexpected may ease some of their symptoms.

Preschool-age children with autism who have severe repetitive behaviors and intensely restricted interests tend to lag intellectually and struggle with daily living skills later on.

Scientists should phrase their findings to be sensitive to the dignity and needs of people with autism.

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Repeating a task too many times may prevent some people with autism from applying their learned skill to a new situation.

Tracking dozens of autism-related behaviors in nearly 200 strains of mice, researchers are linking the behaviors to specific genetic regions.

Adults with autism struggle to reconcile conflicting visual information, hinting at a signaling imbalance in the brain.

It took me a while to see that my son had autism. Only then did I recognize the autism in myself.

People with autism show abnormal brain responses when a painfully hot object is placed against their skin.