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An Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations Wednesday because they did not act quickly enough to remove an online video that showed sadistic teen bullies pummeling and mocking an autistic boy....

The medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday retracted a controversial 1998 paper that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism.

An expert panel says there's no rigorous evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism compared to other children, or that special diets work, contrary to claims by celebrities and vaccine naysayers....

Researchers have shown for the first time that if a child is diagnosed with autism as early as 18 months of age, offering the toddler age-appropriate, effective therapy can lead to raised IQ levels and improved language skills and behavior.

Two government studies suggest autism spectrum disorders are becoming more common in children. However, it is not clear how ...

A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son has been charged with attempted murder.

The gene is called CDH 10. Suzanne Rico reports.

Babies usually start paying attention to movement soon after birth, and pick up information from the cues they see but children with autism often do not.