For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.

A new study found that non-autistic U.K. adults are less able to understand animations (representing specific words) generated by autistic individuals compared to animations generated by non-autistic individuals.

January is National Mentoring Month which serves as a reminder of the power of guidance and support in shaping careers and lives.Employment Disability Resources is taking that mission a step

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

Children diagnosed with autism are far more likely to experience ongoing gastrointestinal (GI) problems than their typically developing peers. That's the finding of a new UC Davis MIND Institute study published in Autism. The research also found that these ...

Children with autism are far more likely than others to have ongoing gastrointestinal issues and these tummy troubles are often linked to other challenges ranging from sleep to behavior. New research finds that kids on the spectrum experienced more GI ...

Johnny Williamson, MD is board certified in General Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has a breadth of experience treating children and adults of all ages. He provides psychotherapy and psychotropic medication management to treat attention deficit disorders, autism, anxiety, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, school phobia, and specializes in the treatment of PTSD and eating ...

Supplementation of nutrient cocktails containing zinc, branched-chain amino acids and serine improves social interaction in three different mouse genetic models of autism. [Ming-Hui Lin and Tzyy-Nan Huang (CC-BY 4.0)] Studies led by a team at Academia ...