An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...

Gianna Joachim is a hurricane, a twister of giggles and screeches, a steel blue-eyed, ivory-skinned 7-year-old whose internal motor is always revving at top speed. Gianna hurls herself on the floor ...

When I began working with autistic adults, there was only one book I could find on the topic. It held a very narrow perspective on what autistic adults needed. Over the last 10 years, autism advocates ...

All the way back in Module 1, we touched briefly on autistic meltdowns and explained how they are not the same thing as bad or manipulative behavior. However, autistic meltdowns can sometimes look or ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people. Think about a trip to your local cafe. You might have patrons crammed into small spaces, ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years. Kennedy ...

The first time my youngest son headbanged, he was about 3 years old. He flung his head back so hard, I heard it thud from the other room. I panicked — rushed to him, felt the back of his head for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people. Think about a trip ...

Samuel Arnold previously received funding from the Autism CRC. Julianne Maree Higgins previously received funding from the Autism CRC. Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while ...