Sondra Williams is no stranger to medical diagnoses and treatments. As a teenager and young adult, she spent a decade in and out of mental-health facilities, medicated for conditions including ...

People who learn they have autism after age 6 — the current median age at diagnosis — are often described as having a “milder” form of autism than people diagnosed as toddlers. A new study challenges ...

For those who have gone through it, know the ordeal: the path to an autism diagnosis often stretches on for months or years.

Early detection of autism in the first 1,000 days of life—covering pregnancy and the first three years—is crucial as the brain develops rapidly in this crucial window, according to Dr Shefali Gulati, ...