If this trend holds, the objective difference between people with autism and the general population will disappear in less than 10 years, and blur the actual meaning of autism. read more

Pranav Bakhshi calls autism his superpower and is determined to live his life on his own terms and is now living his modelling dreams. read more

A study by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research will help pave the way for novel therapeutic strategies read more

Private city clinics providing early intervention therapy help kids with autism spectrum disorder, which has no cure, live a better life by managing symptoms read more

The technology, described in the journal Scientific Reports, could help the patients shift their perceptions of time, which their conditions lead them to perceive differently. read more

The authors, from the Statens Serum Institut, the University of Copenhagen and Stand University School of Medicine, point out that their study comes to the same conclusion as a 2002 study that followed 537,000 Danish children. read more

The project, led by the University of Chichester and University Centre Hartpury, showed drumming for just an hour a week improved students’ ability to follow instructions and interact with peers. read more

Mental health problems, including depression, are considered common in people with ASD. Understanding depression in people with ASD is important because it can further reduce social function. read more

If the mother had higher levels of testosterone than usual, as is the case in women with PCOS, then some of the hormone might cross the placenta during pregnancy, exposing her unborn baby to more of this hormone, and changing the baby’s brain develo... read more

Cause of autism: Scientists have found that the risk of developing autism-spectrum disorders is determined by the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside women during pregnancy. It raises the possibility that eating probiotics or altering... read more

Reading information about vaccines online? It may be based on older scientific studies and could be biased towards anti-vaccination sentiments. read more

A new study shows that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are more than twice as likely to suffer from food allergy than children who do not have it. read more

This inability to distinguish truth from lie can make them victims of manipulation. read more

In a family that hasn’t met in 17 years, there could be many issues. This play by Andrew Keatley, directed by Delhi-based Feisal Alkazi, shows what happens when these issues come to the fore. read more

The stretch along the sea from Taj Land’s End to Carter Road was bubbling with energy for the 10-km and 1-km runs read more