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 ...

F rom the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a ...

Autism is often thought of as a childhood condition, but this is far from true. Autism is a lifelong condition – and most autistic people are adults. Yet less than 1 per cent of autism research has ...

Any degree of atypicality from mild to severe can coexist with any level of intelligence, from genius IQ to profound mental retardation. (If you're new to this blog, go back and read the last couple ...