People with autism spectrum disorder can be classified into four distinct subtypes based on their brain activity and behavior, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study ...

People with autism spectrum disorder can be classified into four distinct subtypes based on their brain activity and behavior, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. A ...

Why is autism often missed in girls and how is new research changing autism diagnosis across genders worldwide?

Over more than 35 years of follow-up, 78,522 people were diagnosed with autism. This represented 2.8% of the study population ...

Researchers have uncovered four distinct types of autism, each with its own genetic fingerprint, which could unlock the mystery of what causes the condition and how it can be treated. A team at ...

It’s previously been thought that autism is more prevalent in boys than girls, but new research suggests rates are almost equal. So why aren’t women and girls able to receive diagnoses?

Autism has historically been viewed as a condition that affects men and boys more frequently than women and girls. But a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melissa Chabot's 8-year-old son, Owen, is creative, has a great memory and smiles a lot. His specialty is clocks, she said. He ...