The FDA is in the process of approving leucovorin to treat some children with autism. Leucovorin may help some autistic ...

Memantine (sometimes sold under the brand name Namenda) is an oral medication that blocks the brain's receptors for glutamate ...

Autism expert Andrew Whitehouse speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how the diagnosis of autism has shifted since ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus ...

Well, it's official. We are living through a pandemic. Most of us have never experienced anything like this before and are feeling concerned and overwhelmed. Since many states across the U.S. (and ...

A unique pattern of brain organization may explain why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often possess superior math skills. A small brain imaging study showed that children between the ...

Staff Writer Marshall McCary, who grew up in Maplesville, just published her third children’s book —“I’m Not Wrong, I’m Me: ...

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

Most pupils who go through the lengthy process of being identified with dyslexia, autism or another condition end up spending ...

What does it mean to be autistic? In theory, one would presume the people most qualified to answer that question are those who are autistic. In practice, however, those who are on the spectrum — like ...

Autism—a neurological and developmental disorder that impacts communication, learning, and behavior—is being discussed (on ...