Autism News

Chili’s, a popular U.S. restaurant chain, has cancelled their fundraiser for a national autism group. Chili’s had previously announced that they would be donating 10 percent of customers’ checks to the National Autism Association.

Real estate mogul and Celebrity Apprentice host Donald Trump once again stirred the autism-vaccination debate, this time on Twitter, by sharing his belief that autism is due to high vaccination dosage. In 2012, he maintained the same view on Fox News.

Autism month in the United States starts with the announcement of the formation of Team TMR, a not-for-profit 501c3 organization created by the founders of the Thinking Moms’ Revolution. TMR is a group of 23 moms and one dad.

Abnormal cellular layering has been found within the brains of children with autism. This points to inappropriate development prenatally, according to new research.

Washington - The brains of children with autism contain a built-in patchwork of defects, suggesting that the developmental disorder begins while they are growing in the womb, said a US study.Researchers described their findings in the New England Journal of Medicin...

Washington - The brains of children with autism contain a built-in patchwork of defects, suggesting that the developmental disorder begins while they are growing in the womb, said a US study Wednesday.Researchers described their findings in the New England Journal ...

Mechanicsville - Two teenage girls from Maryland have admitted to torturing and sexually abusing a boy with autism and filming the horrific crimes on their mobile phones.

Lausanne - New research shows that there are a greater number of genetic mutations among autistic girls, compared to boys. This finding suggests that the female brain can better handle such variations.

Ashburn - The game over, a beaming Sawyer and Michael, both 10, cheer and give each other a high-five.It is a small but significant reaction that experts say shows how children with autism can benefit from playing some computer games.The Steuart W.

Using mice and rats with modeled autism, scientists have shown that the rodents responded positively to a drug given to their mothers a day before birth.