According to a Rutgers study published earlier this year, autism rates in the US have increased some 500% over the past 16 years. But is the rise in autism really the result of better screening, or ...

When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is just that—a spectrum, encompassing a broad range of differences ...

Autism diagnoses have risen dramatically over the past few decades, especially at the milder end of the spectrum—often called “Level 1” or “high-functioning” autism. Many families and adults diagnosed ...

Asperger’s syndrome (AS) and autism both come under the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Both conditions can make social interaction challenging, but people with AS do not usually have problems with ...

High-functioning autism isn’t an official medical diagnosis. It’s often used to refer to autistic people who read, write, speak, and manage life skills without much assistance. High-functioning autism ...

A heated debate about autism was reignited after the recent publication of an article advocating for use of the term “profound autism”. This term is not an official part of the autism diagnosis. But ...

One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood. Those who grow up ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

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 ...

Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder (ASD)," we've treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were ...