Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of deficient...

Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. It sponsors...

Classic autism, also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, (early) infantile autism, infantile psychosis, Kanner's autism, Kanner's syndrome,...

normal and that some conditions generally classified as disorders, such as autism, are differences and disabilities that are not necessarily pathological...

The heritability of autism is the proportion of differences in expression of autism that can be explained by genetic variation; if the heritability of...

Nonverbal autism, also called nonspeaking autism, is a subset of autism spectrum disorder where the person does not learn how to speak. One study has...

The history of autism spans over a century; autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of...

of autism, including environmental and genetic factors, have been recognized or proposed, but understanding of the theory of causation of autism is incomplete...

special interests if they are particularly unusual, specific, or niche. Autism rights advocates and psychologists say this binary of acceptable "passions"...

Autism therapies include a wide variety of therapies that help people with autism, or their families. Such methods of therapy seek to aid autistic people...