Late at night, when I’m alone, I sometimes ponder what it means to be autistic. Do I experience sounds and smells differently from an allistic (non autistic) person? Scientific studies suggest I do.

COLUMBIA - Most parents fear hearing their child is autistic. But now parents may fear the opposite...that those who are autistic now, will not qualify under a new definition. The American Psychiatric ...

The 1930s and 1940s—The Battle to Define Autism After Bleuler coined the term autism, little happened to clarify what the condition consisted of. In the 1930s and 1940s the clinical definition of ...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years spreading doubt about the ...