With fewer symptoms and less severe presentation, persistent depressive disorder (PDD) differs from clinical depression. If ...

For people with autism—especially those with intellectual disabilities, or others with extensive support needs—communicating ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

A top psychologist has revealed the common habits that could signal you have undiagnosed autism. Dr Kim Sage, 56, a California-based psychologist, says undiagnosed autism in adults is common and she ...

According to research by SNS Insider, the U.S. Autism Spectrum Disorder Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.62%, supported by increasing early screening efforts, expanding therapeutic adoption, ...

A Xiaomi YU7 electric vehicle at a store in Beijing. The company's quarterly net profit more than doubled. (Na Bian/Bloomberg News) ↘️ PDD (PDD): The Chinese online retailer posted disappointing ...

Ms. May is a writer and the mother of a child with autism. When I tell strangers that my daughter is autistic, their questions are often so far from my reality, it’s painful. Does she have a unique ...

Autism diagnosed in early childhood differs genetically and developmentally from autism identified later in an individual’s development, challenging the notion that it is a single, uniform disorder, ...

Aimee Grant receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and UKRI. The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of ...

People who learn they have autism after age 6 — the current median age at diagnosis — are often described as having a “milder” form of autism than people diagnosed as toddlers. A new study challenges ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s true that the rate of autism diagnoses in the U.S. have been rising. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.