Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Autism is a disorder that's spurred by changes in a young child's brain. It is not a mental health condition — autism stems from developmental ...

In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health attempted to study traditional chelation therapy for autism, but the test was shut down after officials saw evidence that it caused long-term ...

In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health attempted to study traditional chelation therapy for autism, but the test was shut down after officials saw evidence that it caused long-term ...

2020). These are periods of autistic burnout, inertia, meltdown, and shutdown that shape many autistic people’s lives. Although autism self-advocates talk about BIMS periods often, the lack of ...