The term was coined in the 1980s by psychiatrist Dr Lorna Wing, whose work transformed how autism was understood in the UK. At the time, her “autism spectrum” concept was groundbreaking. Instead of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An autism diagnosis means different things depending on who is doing the diagnosing, suggests a new study. Researchers found that clinics varied in what skills and ...

Asperger's syndrome is really just a form of autism and does not merit a separate diagnosis, according to a panel of researchers assembled by the American Psychiatric Association. Even though many ...

The terminology related to autism can be confusing. Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician, first identified a subset of children of average intelligence or above who otherwise ...

Asperger’s testing for children now falls under the realm of autism spectrum disorder testing, a multidisciplinary process including a variety of physical and cognitive assessments. As a caregiver, it ...

There’s a great deal of talk about how the definition of Asperger’s and autism have changed in recent years. The transition from “autism” to “the autism spectrum,” and having that newly defined ...

Autism affects how a person socializes, communicates, learns and behaves. Diagnoses have skyrocketed from 1 in 150 children ...

Researchers have found no connection between autism and violence, but that hasn't stopped the mainstream media from harping on Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's apparent bout with Asperger's syndrome, a ...

Actor Kim Jung-tae’s eldest son, Kim Ji-hoo, was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a type of autism spectrum disorder, at a ...

Autism costs the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) more than $10 billion annually. A record 62,500 people diagnosed with autism were added to the scheme last year. Autism now ...