A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

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

Most parents observe early signs of autism in their child by age 2 years, but some appear as early as 2 months. Limited eye contact, lack of gesturing, and not responding to their name are some early ...

Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder can both involve a need for additional support. However, these are distinct diagnoses with different underlying causes and presentations. Down syndrome (DS) ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disability that impairs social communication or interaction and leads to narrow, restricted interests (fixation on certain topics or objects) and ...