Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one broad category with three different levels to specify the degree of support a person needs. Until recently, autism was categorized into four types. Before 2013, ...

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

Scientists have discovered there are four different and distinct types of autism in a step they have called a 'paradigm shift' for future treatment of the disorder. US experts who examined data from 5 ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...