When most people hear the word “spectrum”, they may picture a straight line, like colours arranged from red to violet.

12-21 NOTE: I have just posted the IACC's official statement on autism and violence here. I think both essays are worthy of discussion and I'll await your thoughts on both . . . . John Elder Robison ...

David Savill, 22, lives in Gloucester, England, in real life and created this spot within the virtual world of Second Life. Residents of this digital realm can represent themselve ...

The Children's Illustrated Art Museum is hosting an educational and interactive workshop for the parents, professionals and teachers affected by the challenges of caring for a child with Asperger's ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s true that the rate of autism diagnoses in the U.S. have been rising. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In 1943, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, identified autism as a separate disorder from schizophrenia in young children. Kanner called his newly identified disorder early ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

Throughout the years, more and more Hollywood A-listers have opened up about their autism diagnosis. In October 2024, Tamra ...

In an industry built on the ability to mimic human behavior, the conversation around neurodivergence has long been relegated ...

U.S. autism rates hit a record high in 2022, a CDC report suggested. The prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds rose to 32.2 per 1,000 children. The findings came from network of 16 sites and do not ...

President Donald Trump today linked acetaminophen, the active component in the widely used, over-the-counter drug Tylenol, to rising autism rates in children in the United States and warned against ...