Children with autism are drawn to water and sometimes tend to wander, or 'elope' from caregivers. It's a dangerous ...

While there’s no lab test for an autism spectrum disorder, there are other types of tests they may want to do, such as hearing and speech evaluation and genetic testing. The key is to find out ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing ...

"A couple of very rare genetic types of autism have already been linked to the mTOR pathway, but this is the first to connect mTOR with genes in the 16p11.2 area, which does not have mTOR on it ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition where basic communication, social interaction, and behavior are impaired. About 5.5 million adults in the US have ASD. In this article, ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study vaccines and autism, a person familiar with the situation told CNN, despite strong ...