In recent weeks, there has been a notable shift in how — and how much — our society thinks and talks about autism. The current administration’s focus on the topic has led to increased public attention ...

There is a family down the street whom I envy. I've never met them. They live in a two-story white house -- a mother, a father and their grown son. Outside is a trimmed yard with rosebushes and a ...

Autistic individuals interact with the justice system at high rates as both victims and offenders. With a grant from the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in late 2019, Drexel ...

Police officers and members of the legal profession should be trained in how to recognise autism, researchers recommended, after survey findings suggested that the criminal justice system is failing ...

Talk to any parent of a child with severe autism in Kentucky, and you're likely to get an earful about the lack of services available in the state. Even in the more populated areas, they're finding it ...

Every fall, parents share back-to-school photos of their children's smiling and excited faces. My son Ben's first day of preschool photos show a different story. His face did not say I do not want to ...

If you have a child who is struggling with milestone deficits, then call and talk with someone that can explain the assessment process today. The ultimate goal of Applied Behavior Analysis is to help ...

Across Pennsylvania, people with disabilities and their families, legislators and other advocates have been warning the commonwealth that the intellectual disability and autism service system is in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. According to the CDC, rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder ...

UCLA has been awarded a $7.5 million grant from Aligning Research to Impact Autism to support the Innovative Medicine and ...