Autism spectrum disorder includes such a wide range of symptoms – a true spectrum – that what you think you know about it might just be the tip of the iceberg. In fact, it is common to hear therapists ...

April marks Autism Acceptance Month, with World Autism Day occurring on April 2 every year. The month is meant to be a time for uplifting autistic voices and sharing in the community's joy. But for ...

You suspect your child may have autism. How can you find out for sure, and as quickly as possible? Thousands of families in the United States face this question every year. Today, 1 in 44 children has ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Research suggests that people with autism spectrum disorders have an increased ...

Many of the signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can go unnoticed until adulthood, though symptoms present differently for everyone Natasha Nelson, a 35-year old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, in ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

I started a new Pilates class the other day. One of the women in the class introduced herself and started ‘small talk’ and I was immediately thrown into that familiar, confused state. From my ...