The emergence of autism traits can result from different factors, such as a person's environment and genetic background. FMI researchers and their Novartis collaborators showed that exposing mice with ...

Researchers have found that parents with chemical intolerance are more likely to report children with autism and ADHD. Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be preventable if ...

Feb. 21 (UPI) --Blocking an overactive signaling pathway in the brain during the first five weeks of life prevents mice from developing autism symptoms, a study published Monday by the journal ...

Life is never dull at the Hinson house. With five kids, mom Kristin is always in demand. Two of her older sons have autism, so she worried her third son might have it too. "About nine months, he was ...

The autism spectrum is now so broad that anyone could have the condition, an expert who pioneered research into the condition has said.