(CBS)The definition of autism may soon be changing, according to a new report. The proposed revisions - which are "90 percent complete" - would dramatically change the current diagnostic criteria for ...

Fei, a mother of three, has two children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Her son Ben, 8, who also has weak core muscles attributed to autism, had received physical therapy (PT) since he ...

Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for people who would no longer meet the criteria to ...

Many currently diagnosed with autism could lose the label if proposed changes to the definition of the developmental disorder go through as planned, a new analysis suggests. The American Psychiatric ...

Five years after a sweeping overhaul of the diagnostic criteria for autism, research suggests that the changes have led fewer people to be identified with the developmental disorder. The definition of ...

Late at night, when I’m alone, I sometimes ponder what it means to be autistic. Do I experience sounds and smells differently from an allistic (non autistic) person? Scientific studies suggest I do.

Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria ...