This report is based on a recent in-depth article by the BBC, which examined how modern genetics is transforming scientific understanding of autism and reigniting debates within the autistic community ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

The genetics of autism has long been one of the most intricate puzzles in neurodevelopmental science. Today, the pieces are coming together more rapidly than ever before. Landmark projects such as the ...

An international study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge department of psychiatry has discovered that autism diagnosed during early childhood has a different genetic and developmental ...

One in 36 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. But of those, very few actually know what specific gene mutation may be behind their diagnosis. National Health Reporter Erin Billups ...

Mixed autism with developmental delay: Roughly 19 percent showed early developmental delays but few signs of anxiety, ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A record number of children are being diagnosed with autism. The CDC reports it’s 1 in every 36 children. But is there a connection between genes and autism? A ...

Do vaccines cause autism? Is it bad parenting? Can autism be cured? Experts bust common autism myths and explain how ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...