Memantine, a drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease, was associated with significant improvement in social functioning in some children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without ...

Readers weigh in on the challenges of defining and diagnosing the condition. To the Editor: Re “In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for ...

Autism is not, however, a form of mental retardation, although it can overlap with it. Some autistic people are extremely bright, and the remarkable “savant” or “splinter” skills of some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. At fifteen, Halle Wilson wasn’t just navigating high school ...