Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

Individuals with autism interpret information, emotions, and sensory input differently than the neurotypical population. Although behaviour changes such as less eye contact or repeated movements are ...

The Bill and Virginia Leffen Center for Autism offers a multidisciplinary feeding clinic team to help children with autism ...

Academics are investigating whether coping with the unknown or unexpected is a distinct contributor to anxiety in autistic ...

Blame it on the X factor. Research has long shown that boys are over three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than ...

Societal stigma against autistic people may influence how much effort individuals put into 'prosocial' or charitable behaviors, according to a new study. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci ...

The behavioral disorders observed in autism are associated with a multitude of genetic alterations. Scientists have now found another molecular cause for this condition. The transcription factor MYT1L ...

Melinda Tidwell is the executive director of the Autism Center of North. An autism diagnosis for a child often marks the ...