Autism's history is filled with misconceptions. Understanding the science helps us move past outdated myths, support autistic ...

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues.

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a ...

In the 1940s, the Austrian psychiatrist Leo Kanner had coined the controversial "refrigerator mother" theory suggesting that autism arose from early childhood trauma, created by mothers who were ...

April 2nd is celebrated as World Autism Awareness Day annually. This year's theme centers on global sustainability and neurodiversity, and how policies and practices may help autistic people ...

The earliest identification of autism was by Dr. Leo Kanner in the 1940’s based on his observation of primarily elementary school aged boys. For three quarters of a century, studies have ...

Since Austrian-American psychiatrist Dr. Leo Kanner first gave it a name in 1943, doctors, scientists, parents, and people with autism have sought answers to the complex set of conditions that ...