Staggering new statistics show how children with autism are much more likely to wander away and highlights the need for parental support during these times.

New research being done at the Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara has shown that adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are just as capable of forging strong friendships as anyone else.

Researchers have identified 5 rare mutations in genes on the X chromosome which increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder in boys.