Mother Bridget Wood tells us why she decided not to give in, but to fight to help her daughter and other young autistic people to live full, independent lives ...

Even as rates of autism soar in Houston and across the country, charter schools focused on these students are rare in Texas, ...

As the Government warns excessive screen time is damaging toddlers’ speech, one mother explains how she took action to get ...

For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age when symptoms first appear may help anticipate the specific traits, ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to their neurotypical counterparts. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition ...

The Mayo Clinic has developed a smartwatch system that can alert parents to an incoming temper tantrum so they can stop these screamfests in their tracks. The implications are endless — calmer kids, ...

Myths about autism abound. Here, experts explain what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to the condition. Plus, what it means to be neurodivergent in this way. Myth 1: Autism is a mental ...

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. In each person with autism, genes and their environment combined in a unique way, ...

The Stereotype: Autistic people lack empathy. They struggle to care about others. The Research: Independent studies across three countries demonstrated the same thing: autistic adults are just as ...

From the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a joyful event—like a Christmas party—can become nightmare of noise, lights, ...

Susan is a member of Autism Speaks’ Autism Response Team (ART), a specialized information and referral team providing information and resources to the autism community and beyond. Susan has developed ...