Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.

Autism's defining metaphor of a spectrum may be due for retirement, says one of the field's most influential voices. Dame Uta Frith, the University College London cognitive neuroscientist whose work ...

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An increasing number of people worldwide are affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD); according to studies, one in 44 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a ...