One of the signs that a child is developing as expected is when they’re hitting their milestones. While all kids develop at different paces, when is a lag in developmental milestones a cause for ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russell Rollens's life was off to a strong start nine years ago.

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - April 2nd is World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Day, a day meant to build understanding, challenge misconceptions, and spotlight the resources families need year-round. For ...

S1: 1 in 36 children in America are diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum by the age of eight , according to the CDC. Here in San Diego , that number is even higher at 1 in 22 children. And while ...

My 23-year-old son Gus, who is autistic, is a study in contradictions. He can’t put together a sandwich and yet plays a song on the piano after hearing it once. He travels all over New York City on ...

Recently, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been the focus of much conversation and confusion. With so much information and misinformation available, it's important to separate fact from fiction. In ...

Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker comes from a long line of psychiatrists—his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather—all of whom believed that everyone has some degree of mental illness.

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — A perspective from a brother’s lens of what it’s like to have a loved one with autism. An 11-year-old from Union County wrote and published a book about his younger brother. “Hi, ...

In China, it is known as “the lonely disease”. The Japanese term translates as “intentionally shut”. Across the world, there is a perception of autistic people as aloof, socially awkward and isolated, ...

Understanding Autism follows filmmaker Scott Steindorff as he aims to discover more about his own autism. Speaking to autistic people all across the spectrum, he seeks to reframe the perception of ...