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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior. The exact cause of ASD is unknown, but it is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Learn more here.

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Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Copy-pasted notes and untrained providers: First federal audit of autism therapy finds problems in every record

Health Timmy Broderick

STAT Plus: FDA’s proposed ban of electric shock devices has taken too long, autism advocates say

Health Timmy Broderick

STAT Plus: With RFK Jr.’s HHS nomination, autism advocates fear a return to ‘a dark age’

First Opinion Torie Bosch

Buprenorphine, autism diagnoses, and long Covid: the most-read First Opinion essays of 2023

Health Annalisa Merelli

Study shows autistic people are more likely to engage in self-harm — but not because of autism

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Scientists use ‘mini-brains’ to study microglia, the brain’s cleanup crew and key players in neurological disease

First Opinion John Elder Robison and Dena Gassner

There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need

The Readout LOUD Damian Garde, Allison DeAngelis, and Adam Feuerstein

Private equity in autism care, a watershed FDA approval, and the future of ALS treatment

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First Opinion Podcast Patrick Skerrett

A parent on advocating for people with autism who can’t advocate for themselves

First Opinion Alison Singer

Labels can harm, but they also can help: See ‘profound autism’

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First Opinion Isabel Alexander

Autism: awareness, acceptance, and the places in between

Health tech Shafaq Zia

STAT Plus: Researchers develop AI-based intervention for kids with autism

In the Lab Sharon Begley

With mini-placentas and mini-brains, scientists try to unravel the roots of psychiatric disorders

Health Helen Branswell

It’s old news that vaccines don’t cause autism. But a major new study aims to refute skeptics again

Health Karen Weintraub

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy or early life linked to autism diagnosis

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

In monkeys, researchers find possible biological marker of autism

In the Lab Sharon Begley

STAT Plus: Scientists are thinking the unthinkable: CRISPR might one day reverse devastating brain diseases

Politics Megan Thielking

STAT Plus: Oprah 2020: Science is not her secret

Health Charles Piller

Google Glass is back — as a tool to coach autistic children, train doctors, and more

Video Megan Thielking and Alex Hogan

Can fidget spinners actually relieve symptoms of ADHD and autism?

First Opinion John Elder Robison

Why autistic people like me need to help shape autism science

Health Ike Swetlitz

Dimmed lights, loosened rules: Growing number of businesses cater to autistic visitors

Health Associated Press

Girls and autism: It can be subtle, or absent for some at risk

Health Megan Thielking

Most pediatricians say parents have refused vaccines for their kids

In the Lab Lindzi Wessel

A driving game can help young people with autism learn the real thing