Learning to tie your shoes is an important lesson for all kids, but it can be a difficult one for children with autism. Margo Johnson, a senior at Tucson Magnet High School, worked with UA faculty to ...

Every day, I am discovering so much about how my children learn. Every child is a mixed pot of attributes that ebb, flow, and interact with the environmental backdrop of their sensory, home, school, ...

Anxiety disorders are very common in autistic kids, affecting about half of all children at some point in time. Autistic children can experience anxiety in their own ways. They might be afraid of ...

Charlie Lamb was barely 2 years old when he was diagnosed with autism. His mother Susan had been convinced for months that “something was not right” with her second child. He wouldn’t stand in line ...

Parenting a child with autism can bring unique joys and challenges arising from a multitude of factors—for example, first words, uncertainty about the future, communication deficits, managing ...