What is it like to raise two children who share an autism diagnosis, but who may have very different symptoms and needs?
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The Interactive Autism Network is honored, once again, to publish the Autism Science Foundation’s (ASF) review of autism science in 2018.
When a child or teen with autism seeks mental health treatment, do doctors and psychologists ask about gastrointestinal problems? Perhaps they should, according to a new study that found a link between autism, GI problems, and mental health.
One fourth of the youth with autism admitted to a hospital for psychiatric care had a history of being abused, and some had developed PTSD.
Researchers want to know: what's the link between autism and suicide risk, and how can we help those in crisis?
The relationship between anxiety and autism is complex. Can answers be found in the amygdala?
A decade ago, Sarah Mire got to know families affected by autism when she worked for a research project. Seeing the hardships they experienced, and their resilience, inspired her current research into stress and coping. She asks, can schools and service providers do more to help?
There are a lot of mysteries about the causes of autism, including if, how, and when ASD is inherited from parents. Scientists know that part of this mystery has to do with how the environment interacts with our genes.
Help IAN learn how different stressors affect youth with autism. This study is for parents of verbal teens with or without a history of adverse events.
We hear a lot about DNA, but what is this molecule, really, and what can it tell us about autism?