Many people who are intellectually creative don't see that about themselves. We're conditioned to think of artistic creativity when we think of creativity. Intellectual creativity is just as valuable.

Dame Uta Frith, who pioneered research that underpins autism, warned the expansion of the label to include people who suffer from conditions such as anxiety has brought the framework to 'collapse'.

Autism should not be considered a “spectrum”, according to one of the architects of the theory. Dame Uta Frith, a pioneer of ...

Play takes all sorts of forms, changing from family to family. But one thing stays the same: its importance in your little one’s development. Autistic children often have a specific way of playing and ...

The basic definition of autism that I’ve given you – that it’s lifelong and neurodevelopmental, and that there are ...

Why Early Detection Matters Every child develops at their own pace, but when certain social, communication, or behavioral milestones are missing, it may be an early ...

In Amman, a mother turned her son’s autism diagnosis into the Bahja Initiative, creating a safe space that supports parents ...

In the book “Signs at First,” readers are introduced to 12-year-old Jake, who loves playing baseball and has a younger brother, Ben, who is autistic.

Many people notice that autism seems more common today than in the past. This increase does not mean autism itself is suddenly spreading. Instead, it mostly reflects how our understanding and ...

This week Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act into law, while the Alabama Senate also passed legislation that would shift autism therapy oversight to the state’s mental ...