Years from now, it's possible that we will look back on this as the week that the worldwide panic around autism finally came to an end.

When Dame Uta Frith began researching autism six decades ago, it was an extremely rare, little-understood condition which psychologists referred to as “childhood psychosis”.

Question: I am a relatively active woman in my 70s. The last while, when I am sitting down to watch TV, my leg goes numb when I stand up. I only realise this when I take a wobble or even a fall when ...

Sam’s tragic saga has political resonance given the Government’s proposed reform of the special educational needs (SEND) system, the constant claims about “overdiagnosis” of neurodivergence, the ...

Question: My husband and I are in our 50s. In the last few months, he seems more thirsty and is passing urine more often. He’s not overweight. Could this be diabetes?

Many readers will have been moved by the story of Maddie Lewis and her parents in The Weekend Australian last month.

Body integrity dysphoria is a rare and complex condition in which individuals experience a persistent and distressing desire ...

This study evaluates a new fecal microbiota transplant method, revealing significant symptom improvements in children with autism without invasive procedures.

Inaccurate social media posts about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism have been linked to a rise in young people believing they have neurodevelopmental conditions, an expert ...

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It has been often said, or implied, that people with Asperger's don't feel emotion. Anyone who's known me through the years can testify that that is absolutely not true. As with many others with ...