Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Mild autism is unofficially used to describe level 1 autism, or ...

Mild autism is an unofficial term that may refer to the diagnosis of level 1 autism. Mild autism may also informally be referred to as "high-functioning autism," although this term is considered ...

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 ...

A new study released Wednesday found that autism diagnoses are on the rise, but mild cases are far outpacing “profound” cases. Research for the study was conducted by scientists at the Centers for ...

Any degree of atypicality, from mild to severe, can coexist with any degree of general intelligence, from genius IQ to profound mental challenge. Last week, we laid out a 2D graph, with Atypicality on ...

A mild stressful event is enough to trigger a post-traumatic stress response in mouse models of autism. The findings could have implications for how clinicians treat patients with autism. The ...

I am a 54-year-old man with mild autism. I have poor fine-motor coordination and can barely handwrite. At one time I made a living as a medical transcriptionist, but I was fired because my autism ...

Researchers are proposing using artificial intelligence technology to help diagnose autism spectrum disorder. In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Brazil, France and ...

I was reading about ASD (autistic spectrum disorders) the other day and suddenly thought, “That’s my husband!” Is that possible? It would certainly explain some of our communication issues! And what ...