Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

The signs of autism in adult males include a range of sensory, communication, and cognitive differences. The diagnostic criteria do not distinguish based on age or gender, although the symptoms may ...

For those who have gone through it, know the ordeal: the path to an autism diagnosis often stretches on for months or years.

Severe autism, or level 3 autism spectrum disorder, describes individuals with the highest support needs on the autism spectrum. People with level 3 autism often show challenges in communication and ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition ...

Mr. Thorp is the editor in chief of Science and a professor of chemistry and medicine at George Washington University. President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have vowed to tackle what they describe ...