The terminology related to autism can be confusing. Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician, first identified a subset of children of average intelligence or above who otherwise ...

In 2021, a Lancet commission report on the future of autism research and care introduced the term “profound autism” for ...

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. Families ...

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

In 1943, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, identified autism as a separate disorder from schizophrenia in young children. Kanner called his newly identified disorder early ...

The phrases "autism spectrum" or "on the spectrum" have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of referring to someone who is "neurodivergent." Subscribe to our ...

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 ...