Researchers have identified brain circuitry that plays a key role in the dysfunctional social, repetitive, and inflexible behavioral differences that characterize autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The ...

When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is just that—a spectrum, encompassing a broad range of differences ...

Asperger’s syndrome (AS) and autism both come under the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Both conditions can make social interaction challenging, but people with AS do not usually have problems with ...

• The term “autism spectrum disorder” (ASD) is now an umbrella term encompassing what were previously considered four distinct types of autism. • ASD is diagnosed in levels, from Level 1 to Level 3, ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disability that impairs social communication or interaction and leads to narrow, restricted interests (fixation on certain topics or objects) and ...

Few diagnoses have broadened their diagnostic boundaries as much or as quickly as autism. This has affected those with the ...

DALLAS - July 14, 2020 - A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified brain circuitry that plays a key role in the dysfunctional social, repetitive, and inflexible behavioral differences ...

Asperger’s syndrome is no longer a stand-alone diagnosis. It’s now part of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In other words, people with signs and symptoms of Asperger’s receive an ASD diagnosis.