April is autism awareness month, and one mom group is holding a walk to bring parents of autistic children together in Vermilion County. Jo’Brea Mason, founder of Momfident, said the ...

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to ...

Massachusetts’ Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC), the focus of a 2007 Mother Jones investigation, remains the only ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

Parents of a non-verbal, autistic child are asking themselves when is too much, after receiving numerous reports of staffers ...

The first days of school bustle with smiles, enthusiasm, and in some cases, dread. For autistic children in particular, school can be less than welcoming. Autistic children are more likely to be ...

In a word, it’s transformative – the bonding between parents and special education needs assistants to enhance the well-being ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention. Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to ...

Plus, how to best support your little one after diagnosis ...

More than a haircut, Hope Haircuts creates a safe space for children with autism where love and patience are the rule.

Autism advocate Andi Putt responds to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, who said that the neurodevelopmental condition "destroys families" Andi Putt When I heard ...

Autism spectrum disorders are developmental disorders that affect how children interact and communicate with others. They’re ...