It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" ...

A unique pattern of brain organization may explain why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often possess superior math skills. A small brain imaging study showed that children between the ...

Sanaa Hiremath is like many 11-year-olds. She loves being outside or watching videos on her iPad, but here’s where she’s different: She can solve any math problem without using a calculator, pen, or ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 honors high school students who are excelling in science, technology, engineering or math, STEM. The Future Leaders winner gets $1,000, and a profile on CBS4 News. May's winner is ...

The autism advocacy community is split over whether adding a profound autism subtype will help the most vulnerable autistic people. Since 2013 autism diagnoses have been classified under one large ...

ASD affects 1 in 44 children in the US. Here's what you need to know to best support the community and create awareness Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our sleep and wellness verticals ...

Families of children with autism often must navigate an ocean of contradictory or hard to access information and services to get the support they need to help their children thrive. UC Riverside’s ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --April is Autism Acceptance Month. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just started distinguishing between the more and less severe ends of the spectrum of the ...