People with similar levels of autistic traits show greater social attraction to one another, and their brains synchronize in ...

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When we try to learn something new, our curiosity ...

Nicola Lathey, founder of The Owl Centre, suggests some of these traits can make everyday situations "more stressful and complex" for autistic children and those around them.

Each year, during autism acceptance month, many individuals and organizations engage in activities featuring autism. In the last few years, we have come a long way as a society in trying to understand ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder now affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the CDC’s 2025 ADDM ...