The ability to name a musical note on demand is exceedingly rare — and a deeper understanding of this gift can change ...

The idea that autistic people lack a ‘theory of mind’ has shaped ASD research for 40 years. The evidence never supported it – ...

Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder is rooted in neurological development, not behaviour or parenting. A pediatric neurologist explains ...

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When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs.

Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are differently wired. Now, new evidence shows they are right. Researchers have found atypical numbers of brain cells in two key areas of ...

Some research suggests that avoiding environmental exposures, especially pre-conception, may help. Influencers branded the idea “trimester zero,” but the science is in early stages.

White children are screened for autism up to two years earlier than their Black and Hispanic peers in Georgia, according to new research from the University of Georgia. Led by a team of researchers ...

The causes of autism are still unclear, but evidence is building that early intervention — before age 1 — may help mitigate or even prevent the developmental disorder from occurring in the first place ...

Experts from the Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS) Center at Georgia State University will ...