(Koto_feja/iStock/Getty Images Plus) People with autism may be up to six times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease in ...

Ahead of the 130th Boston Marathon, many athletes were up bright and early to prepare for the Adaptive Athlete Brunch and ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people. Since 2013 it’s been baked into the name of the diagnosis itself, autism ...

When James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they wer ...

A study in Nature Mental Health provides evidence that depression, trauma, and loneliness drive suicidal thoughts in older adults with autistic traits. The findings indicate that targeted mental ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Medical training is designed to mold students into doctors ...

A comprehensive new study suggests that females require a much larger biological and cognitive shift to develop autism than males do. The findings help explain why the condition is diagnosed ...

A new study suggests autism diagnosis rates are "more or less equal for men and women," significantly challenging long-held assumptions about gender disparities. Previous understanding often cited a ...

As the mother of a child with a neurodivergent condition, I’ve navigated my fair share of uncomfortable comments over the years. Everyone from fellow parents and family members to my son’s karate ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...

First responders participated in training that will help them recognize those with autism-related behaviors — and be of ...