Poor social skills are a risk factor for the development of social anxiety, but the reverse — anxiety foreshadowing social problems — is not necessarily true.

Republican legislators interacting with constituents about repealing Obamacare seem to be using three main tactics: providing incorrect information, using euphemisms for the impact of their actions and deleting comments critical of them.

Watch the complete replay of Julie Lounds Taylor discussing the transition to adulthood in autism.

A woman who smokes while pregnant may increase autism risk in her daughter’s children.

Proposed cuts to biomedical research in the United States spark outrage, the autism research community has lost a legend in Isabelle Rapin, and scientists like to move around.

As the Trump administration promises to deport a broader range of people, parents of chronically ill children are seeking help to stay in the country.

Negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations.

A doctor decodes a rare genetic condition, burnout is a big problem in science, and an actor with autism will play the lead in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”

Many general practitioners in the United Kingdom do not receive autism training, and report having little confidence in caring for patients on the spectrum.

Most of the conversation about autism — whether about services or science — concerns children with the condition. But what happens when children with autism grow up?