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Donald T. was not like other 5-year-old boys. Leo Kanner knew that the moment he read the 33-page letter from Donaldʼs father that described the boy in obsessive detail as “happiest when he was alone... drawing into a shell and living within himself... oblivious to everything around him.”

Scientists’ desire for evidence-based medical inquiry runs headlong into an apparently immovable obstacle: the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

Academic and social support can help students with autism thrive in institutions of higher education.

How researchers design autism prevalence studies has a significant impact on the results, says Eric Fombonne.

A lack of training for first responders, combined with the communication difficulties of people with autism, can create dangerous misunderstandings.

A novel group intervention helps young adults with autism develop independent-living skills and access social support in times of stress.

The brain's system for sensing pleasure and reward shows unusual activation patterns and an atypical structure in people with autism.

More than half of people on the spectrum have four to five other conditions. Which conditions, and how and when they appear, varies from one autistic person to the next.