When James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they wer ...

Parents often pressure Lawrence Diller, a behavioral/developmental pediatrician, to diagnose their children with autism. He thinks he knows why.

One year after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rose to national power, some autism advocates are asking what tangible changes have improved the lives of autistic people and their families.

When you talk to a child as an adult, you unconsciously change the way you speak. It is often thought that such adjustments are more difficult for autistic people, but new research shows that this ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Autistic youth face significantly higher rates of depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide than non-autistic ...

For as long as I can remember, I knew there was something different about me. On the outside, I looked the same as everyone else - two arms, two legs, nothing obviously amiss - but on the inside, ...

David Coe is the father of a 7-year-old boy with autism. He explains that small gestures from holiday hosts can make a big difference — for everyone. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis/Yahoo News; ...

Autistic young people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties than their non-autistic peers.1,2 Beyond innate neurodevelopmental differences, environmental factors, especially the school ...

An autism expert sparks fierce debate over whether the spectrum has grown too broad, leading to misdiagnosis in children and adults in cases that are milder or unclear.