Adults can have autism, and for many people, this condition is not diagnosed until adulthood. If you are wondering whether you or someone you care about has autism, screening tests are available, and ...

ATLANTA — Natasha Nelson, a 35-year old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, Georgia, didn't have an innate sense of social norms. She didn't know why people meeting for the first time would choose to ...

In diagnosing autism – the developmental variant that affects around 80 million people worldwide – medical practitioners today put too much emphasis on a child's lack of sociability and not enough on ...

Doctronic reports that late autism diagnoses in adults are rising, offering critical self-understanding and access to ...

Coming to terms with an autism diagnosis is a process of healing and recovery. How you feel in the early stages is not how ...

More than 7 million children and adults in the United States are on the autism spectrum, and awareness continues to grow as diagnoses increase. During Autism Acceptance Month, pediatric experts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While several behaviors have been identified as characteristics of autism, neuroscientist Gina Rippon says they are based on what ...

A pilot study shows that a urine-based metabolite panel accurately distinguishes children with autism from typically ...

A while back, I got assessed for autism. As a clinician, I have always had my suspicions, but wanted to get the opinion of someone else more qualified to assess. I haven't told many people; I mostly ...