Autism statistics can vary substantially. That's partly because of differences in the way autism, now called autism spectrum disorder, is studied, reported and diagnosed. And it's also because we are ...

Even as a practitioner who works with autistic women, and as an autistic woman myself, understanding what exactly autism spectrum disorder is can be difficult. We tend to think of spectrums in terms ...

Although an autism spectrum scale has been described in the past, doctors currently diagnose autism with levels. Levels range from 1–3. Share on Pinterest Pollyana Ventura/Getty Images Autism is a ...

It’s 25 years since the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) was published. The manual is the clinical “bible” that defines the criteria for the diagnosis of psychiatric ...