Persistent maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy is associated with increased autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in offspring.

Youth with ASD, compared with those without, more often require special education placement and have impairments in global functioning.

A diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, involves one of three levels. Standards for the three types of ASD are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...

Anyone who has ever survived being a teenager should be well aware that parenting a teenager can be no easy feat. But factor in a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disability ...