Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

Mutations in FMR1, the gene encoding fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMRP), located at Xq27.3 and discovered in 1991, are the leading single-gene causes of autism and intellectual disability.

Autism spectrum disorders are heterogeneous in nature with idiopathic and genetic origins. We present a 7-year-old boy with a long history of multiple behavioral concerns, poor school performance, ...

A bill recently introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives would establish a new program to help motorists on the ...

When most people hear the word “spectrum”, they may picture a straight line, like colours arranged from red to violet.

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes occur together. While FXS is a known genetic cause of ASD, not everyone who receives an FXS diagnosis is autistic, and not all ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...

How dietitians can use flexible, neurodiversity-affirming meal planning to support autistic and ADHD clients without rigid ...

A new bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates would create a voluntary registry allowing people with ...