When a little girl came up at a park to Jessica Puccinelli’s son and showed a curiosity in learning more about how he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the CDC, “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) emerges as a pressing concern in child development, with its complexity and varied manifestations posing significant challenges. Affecting about 1 in 68 children, ASD ...

A former Northland counsellor now based in Brisbane, is taking her work to the world with the launch of her book on Autism and Neurodiversity - ‘Neuro – WHAT?’. And Dee Jones believes it will help ...

Thursday, April 3, to Wednesday, April 9 Alternative Augmented Communication, featuring a presentation by Lynn Sweeney, as part of Autism Awareness Month, at Central Michigan University's Anspach Hall ...

“The hardest part of autism is not being able to talk.” – Jeremy Sicile-Kira Imagine what it must be like to be unable to communicate clearly your wants and needs; this is something most people on the ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core ...

When Steve Silberman was a reporter covering Silicon Valley in the early 2000s, he noticed what seemed like a common thread in the families of many tech executives: children diagnosed with autism. He ...

There is a general attitude people have when they don’t understand something or a community. Instead of taking the time to ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Autism is often defined by what people supposedly can’t do: communicate effectively, share information, connect socially. However, a major international study suggests that when ...

Autism is clinically defined by impairments in social communication, leading to assumptions that individuals with autism are less effective communicators. But a new study challenges this notion. The ...

“The hardest part of autism is not being able to talk.” – Jeremy Sicile-Kira Imagine what it must be like to be unable to communicate clearly your wants and needs; this is something most people on the ...