Severe autism, or level 3 autism spectrum disorder (ASD), describes individuals with the highest support needs on the autism spectrum. Individuals with level 3 autism face significant challenges in ...

Autism rates are on the rise, with diagnoses in the US jumping 175% between 2011 and 2022. While that’s due to a combination of factors — including changing guidelines for diagnosis and more young ...

Understanding Autism follows filmmaker Scott Steindorff as he aims to discover more about his own autism. Speaking to autistic people all across the spectrum, he seeks to reframe the perception of ...

(Discovery Access/Getty Images) Autism is a complex condition that can affect different people in very different ways. While ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that affects how individuals communicate, behave and interact with others. Despite increasing awareness, misconceptions about autism ...

Readers weigh in on the challenges of defining and diagnosing the condition. To the Editor: Re “In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for ...

Autism spectrum disorders are associated with difficulties in social communication, long attributed to individual socio‐cognitive deficits. As a consequence of this perspective, stigma and pressure to ...

Autism is more common than ever before, a new report suggests. As of 2022, about 1 in 31 children in the United States were diagnosed with autism by the time they were 8 years old, researchers ...