A large-scale analysis of data on autistic preschoolers reveals that while the majority of children gain spoken language ...
Autism likely has deep genetic roots, but the latest research provides hope that some learning techniques can lessen symptoms of the developmental disorder. In children with the mildest cases of ...
Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...
Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...
For autistic children, receiving more hours of treatment may not lead to better outcomes, according to a new peer-reviewed study by researchers at the nonprofit Catalight Research Institute. The ...
"We found that some neighborhood factors are strongly related to ADHD symptoms in autistic children," said Catrina Calub, the first author on the paper. Calub is a postdoctoral researcher in the ...
It’s dinnertime, and you don’t have time to get the only thing your son will eat: chicken nuggets from a particular fast-food restaurant. You feel tense as you await the tantrum to come. What if he ...
Mattel's new Barbie with autism has garnered mixed feelings from people within the autism community. Why?
An expensive therapy praised as the gold standard for helping autistic children gain the skills they need to become ...