Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...

A diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, involves one of three levels. Standards for the three types of ASD are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ...

Anthony Hopkins balked when his third wife, Stella Arroyave, suggested he suffers from this neurodevelopmental condition.

The American Academy of Pediatrics declined to recommend routine use of leucovorin for children with autism spectrum disorder ...

University of Mississippi researchers have developed a new tool to help scientists study how environmental and genetic ...

Neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy (NALD) is the former name of a rare genetic disorder known as Zellweger spectrum disorder (ZSD). Doctors usually diagnose it shortly after birth, and treatment includes ...

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune disorder that mostly affects your eyes and spinal cord. Your immune system attacks a specific protein, called aquaporin-4 (AQP4). The ...

Amanda Knox, the 23-year-old American college student who was convicted of sexually assaulting and killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Italy in 2007, allegedly after an orgy gone wrong, got ...