Mild autism is unofficially used to describe level 1 autism, or high-functioning autism. People with mild autism might not get diagnosed until adolescence or adulthood because their traits are subtle.

A 2024 study of autism screening included an important finding: Pediatric clinicians who use a standardized screening tool are more likely to flag toddlers as potentially autistic. However, the ...

With just months to go until Thriving Kids starts, parents and experts are warning a particular cohort of children is at risk ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder now affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the CDC’s 2025 ADDM ...

Autistic brilliance is real, but so is the hidden struggle. Autism acceptance means seeing every autistic person, masked or ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

A mum of twins with autism has called the plan to divert hundreds of thousands of kids with autism off the NDIS "a betrayal of our children". Last week, Federal Health Minister Mark Butler proposed ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent differences in social communication and interaction, ...