Scientists still aren’t sure what causes autism, though research suggests a combination of genetic and environmental factors ...

Carl the Collector premiered on PBS Kids in 2024 and was the network's first show to feature an autistic character in the ...

“Does he have autism?” Robert’s mother asked anxiously. I’m a behavioral/developmental pediatrician working in a front-line private practice for the last 45 years in a Bay Area suburb. The family had ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. With nearly 78% of autistic children experiencing a ...

Autistic people bring their vibrant and distinct worldview into sharp focus both neurodivergent and neurotypical kids in ...

The number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder in the U.S. has been on the rise for the past two decades.

For children with autism spectrum disorder and with an intellectual disability, the options for improving communication and ...

The Superhero Park will include adaptive play equipment, wheelchair-friendly paths and calming areas when it opens later this ...

On April 10, thousands of children with autism will be able to do something that for many of them was impossible until recently: go to the movies. They’ll see How to Train Your Dragon at one of 93 ...

UCR education professor Katherine Meltzoff develops a set of telehealth tools that help clinicians diagnose autism remotely, ...

Over the last two weeks, three autistic boys, including two in Volusia County, drowned after they briefly went missing from their parents. A 5-year-old boy was found dead near a body of water in ...