Young, media-savvy autistic creators are sharing snippets of their daily lives and explanations of the challenges they ...

What does it mean to be autistic? In theory, one would presume the people most qualified to answer that question are those who are autistic. In practice, however, those who are on the spectrum — like ...

If the past year has taught us anything, talking to children about diversity is vital in helping to raise thoughtful, sensitive kids. And those discussions should also expand to include conversations ...

Allysia Finley’s column “What’s Behind the Rise in Autism Diagnoses” (Life Science, March 10) leaves out what may be the biggest culprit: the 2013 inclusion of Asperger syndrome in an “autism spectrum ...

This article features advice from Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou, Associate Professor at children’s mental health charity Anna Freud, and director of Autism Central. As awareness and understanding of autism ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An upcoming episode of the animated series, 'Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum' features a child version of activist and ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A new autism study out of Yale University is helping explain just how the disorder develops. Yale researchers focused on one gene strongly linked to autism, specifically, how ...

Cathy Kelley revealed a recent autism diagnosis while explaining how she handles appearing in front of the camera. WWE on-air ...

The causes of autism remain mysterious. Scientists have linked autism spectrum disorder to a long list of genes, but most children with autism have no known explanation. Two new studies add to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your child has been diagnosed, you might not know how to explain this to them in an age-appropriate way. Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou ...