Many Americans say they support capital punishment. But we have known for a long time that the more people know about it, the less they like it. More than 50 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood ...

The Autism Society of Texas and the Autism Society of America have issued an open letter urging Texas officials to stop the scheduled October 16 execution of Robert Roberson, a man with autism who was ...

With days to go before his scheduled Oct. 16 execution, Roberson maintained his innocence in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased ...

Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of ...

Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction ...

A science reporter for the Los Angeles Times shares her strategies for drawing readers’ attention back to the truth, as waves of misinformation emanate from the highest levels of government.

“What was said was not only unsupported and wrong but flat out malpractice in managing pregnancy and protecting fetal life.” Ahead of the autism event ... How does the shutdown affect National Guard ...

A surge of professional and personal interest in Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), an autism subtype — which in children can affect everything from cleaning teeth to attending school — has led to ...

The age at which a person is diagnosed with autism can be partly explained by genetic factors.

Autism does not follow the same path for everyone. Some children show traits early, while others go unnoticed until adolescence. A new study from the University of Cambridge uncovers why this ...

Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of "diagnostic ...