People with similar levels of autistic traits show greater social attraction to one another, and their brains synchronize in ...

Shared traits connect: People with similar autistic trait levels reported stronger mutual attraction during group discussions, especially when their opinions aligned. Different brain pathways: ...

If you are neurodivergent, or parenting a neurodivergent child, it can often feel like the world doesn’t take you seriously.

Researchers at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon have for the first time managed to identify with an imaging technique ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition, is often associated with difficulties in social communication and repetitive behavior. Previous research reveals that people with ASD ...

Newborn brain scans reveal how autism-related genetic variants influence early neural wiring, offering fresh insights into the origins of neurodevelopmental differences. Research: Autism common ...

Neither genetics nor brain scans can distinguish a person with depression, A.D.H.D. or autism from one without.

Currently, there is no way to diagnose children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) until behavioral traits begin to show at around 24 months of age. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Joseph Buxbaum was initially unconvinced. When early hints of a connection between autism and Alzheimer’s began to appear in the medical literature a few years ago, they struck him as implausible — ...

SEATTLE (AP) -- Autism researchers at the University of Washington are seeking parents who will allow them to do brain scans of their infants. The scans are part of a national autism study. The ...