What is autism and how did we come to understand it as a spectrum? A new book by QMUL researcher Dr Bonnie Evans uncovers the social history of autism, how it has come to define so many lives, and why ...

In a recent study published in the journal Autism Research, a group of researchers examined the association between family history of neurodevelopmental (NDD) and neuropsychiatric (NPD) disorders and ...

This program was originally broadcast on January 21, 2016. A big fresh take on autism that begins with Patient Zero. In researching their book, Caren Zucker and John Donvan tracked down Donald Gray ...

Observed every year on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day aims to increase understanding, acceptance, and inclusion of people with autism across the globe. The day was established by the United ...

1943: Based on a study of 11 socially withdrawn children, child psychiatrist Leo Kanner identifies autism as "lack of affective contact, fascination with objects, desire for sameness and ...

If you've spent time around someone on the autism spectrum, you've probably learned the basics: use people-first language, be empathetic, hold space. Understanding where these guidelines come from, ...

Autism Awareness Day, observed annually on April 2nd, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), promoting acceptance, and fostering a deeper understanding of those ...

In the telling of President Trump and his Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism in the U.S. has exploded in the past decades with seemingly no explanation. These claims ...