The latest government data shows that autism prevalence is on the rise, but a newly-adopted standard for diagnosing the developmental disorder may be muddying the numbers. The definition of autism got ...

A proposed new definition of autism could exclude many people now classified as having the disorder. The Times talked to Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at the Yale School of ...

As the number of students with autism in the state increases, a task force is trying to determine the best way to define the disorder and identify those who have it. About 30 people, including Midland ...

Five years after a sweeping overhaul of the diagnostic criteria for autism, research suggests that the changes have led fewer people to be identified with the developmental disorder. The definition of ...

An expert panel has taken a new crack at that question, proposing a redefinition of autism and related conditions for the manual used by U.S. mental health professionals. The plan has aroused fears ...

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.

Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria ...

The definition of autism is getting increasingly broader. As a result, we are building a new reality of the disorder that doesn’t accurately represent the most affected population. I first learned ...

Experts estimate that 1 percent of the population of children in the U.S. ages 3-17 have an autism spectrum disorder. Autism occurs in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, and is more likely ...

My greatest challenge is the combination of my autism, ADHD and my executive functioning skills. I graduated cum laude from my college and yet I struggle to not burn frozen chicken nuggets. Sometimes ...