Autistic children may be nonverbal or not have the words or other typical communication strategies to clearly explain their ...

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

For autistic children, receiving more hours of treatment may not lead to better outcomes, according to a new peer-reviewed study by researchers at the nonprofit Catalight Research Institute. The ...

Although there is no cure for autism, various interventions diminish the symptoms, sometimes profoundly. Since both social and communication differences are part of the diagnosis, behavioral and ...

A research team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University, led by Dr. Zhiqian Yu and Professor Hiroaki Tomita, ...

Research suggests that autistic people have a higher risk for self-harm. Negative and unsupportive environments and challenges with emotional expression and communication may contribute to this ...

In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones.

Training that helps first responders recognize autism-related behaviors and adjust their approach in the first critical ...

A longtime pizzeria owner has seen it all—rude kids, entitled parents, and chaos on the rise. But when a child with autism refused to follow simple restaurant rules, things escalated fast. The mother ...

There's a looming crisis for Arizonans on the autism spectrum, as the cost of a popular form of therapy spirals out of ...