This is the first study to demonstrate that changes in gut bacteria can influence autism-like behaviors, researchers noted.

In a new study of California moms, women whose children had autism recalled getting less folic acid through food and supplements early in their pregnancies than those whose kids did not develop the disorder.

Although treatment with drugs is one way to manage behavior problems in autism, another may be a common antioxidant.

A gluten-free, casein-free diet may lead to improvements in behavior and physiological symptoms in some children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to researchers at Penn State.