Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

May 9, 2025 at 4:45 p.m. EDTJust now Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Programs to support autistic people ...

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 ...

The autism advocacy community is split over whether adding a profound autism subtype will help the most vulnerable autistic people. Since 2013 autism diagnoses have been classified under one large ...

Autistic people are more likely to suffer anxiety, depression or suicidal ideation. Why is it hard for them to get help? by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University edited by Owen Ferguson, ...

The family started a GoFundMe for the worker; the teen was offered a job. A supermarket worker is getting special recognition from people across the globe and from one family in particular after video ...

The doll, which is part of Barbie's Fashionistas line , includes intentional design choices like flexible elbow and hand joints for stimming, which refers to repetitive body movement behavior some ...

Training that helps first responders recognize autism-related behaviors and adjust their approach in the first critical minutes of an emergency could save lives. That was the message of a recent ...

TIJUANA Only 315 children with autism of the 5,000 or so believed to have this disorder in the city are receiving therapies that will help them function to their potential, said organizers of the ...

Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's ...

Academics at Bournemouth University (BU) have been exploring the impact of menopause on autistic people and discovered that ...