The first signs and characteristics of autism (also known as autism spectrum disorder or ASD) can vary widely and appear at different times. Some people on the autism spectrum show signs within the ...

The number of Americans diagnosed with autism jumped 175% between 2011 and 2022 thanks to a surge in new cases among young adults, new research finds. A developmental disorder, autism affects how ...

Four times as many children have been diagnosed with autism in the past two decades amid improved awareness and screening and evolving definitions. A new study suggests diagnoses have increased at ...

Rates of autism diagnoses nearly tripled between 2011 and 2022 Cases rose most sharply among young adults and among females versus males Better awareness and an easing of stigma around the condition ...

The history of autism as a formal diagnosis began in 1911. Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler coined the term, using it to describe what he believed to be the childhood version of schizophrenia.

Big surges in new autism diagnoses among young adults, as well a rise in diagnoses for girls and young women, have driven a near-tripling of U.S. autism cases in just over a decade, researchers ...

Characterized by shared differences in motor and social behaviors, autism spectrum disorder ( ASD) is also a condition that affects individuals uniquely. Identifying features in the brain that can ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and autism are two separate conditions. However, they share many overlapping symptoms, which can lead to misdiagnosis. BPD is a personality disorder that ...

In the WTA Tokyo, Japan Women Singles 2024 quarterfinals on Friday, Sofia Kenin meets Daria Kasatkina. Kenin’s most recent competition was on September 27, 2024 at the China Open, when she lost ...

It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I have ADHD and learning disabilities. I suspect I have autism too. I just got into a new manager position. With the amount of ...

Daria Kasatkina has responded to Mirra Andreeva jokingly labelling her a ‘b****’ following their Ningbo Open showdown. The 27-year-old bagelled her rival and went on to win in three sets to ...

A mother's intuition, perhaps. For my son and many of the approximately 1 in 36 children in the U.S. on the autism spectrum (ASD), school is more of a challenge than a celebration. He tolerates it ...