Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Severe autism, or level 3 autism spectrum disorder, describes individuals with the highest support needs on the autism spectrum.People with level 3 ...

One of the most difficult aspects of being a caregiver for someone with autism – whether a child or an adult – is the inability to understand what it’s really like for them Autism is a condition that ...

TRADITIONALLY, women and gender-diverse people were less likely to be identified as autistic because they didn’t fit the ...

Diagnosing a person with autism spectrum disorder can be challenging. It's a medical condition that no blood test, brain scan or objective test can pinpoint. And because of each person's distinctive ...

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Russell Rollens's life was off to a strong start nine years ago. Gestation and delivery went smoothly, and he hit all the early-childhood milestones right on schedule. Snapshots from his 1st birthday ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects about 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Utah, 1 in 37 children who are 8 years old ...

A study suggests that an early warning sign of the risk for autism may be abnormally fast growth in the size of an infant's head, a finding that could help doctors better diagnose the brain disorder.

Now, understanding autism, a developmental disorder that afflicts about half a million people in this country. The cause is still a medical mystery, but some progress is being made. Elizabeth Brackett ...