If you have ever seen a child rapidly flapping their hands or rocking back and forth, you may have wondered what it means.

A pilot study shows that a urine-based metabolite panel accurately distinguishes children with autism from typically ...

A new autism diagnostic tool could enable earlier detection — and it’s as simple as going to the bathroom. The breakthrough ...

For Seri Amalia Khairil, mother to a 13-year-old son with autism, family outings require careful planning and can be ...

Talk about a high-ly anticipated breakthrough. A new study from the University of São Paulo suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis extract could help improve behavior and ease common symptoms in ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked. It was what it looked like, a starter swimming ...

You ask your child a question. They don’t look at you. Their gaze drifts to the corner of the room, or the floor, or ...

Kentucky families raising children with profound autism gathered recently to demand answers from state officials about a ...

Two students are using emerging technology to help children with communication challenges develop their social skills, and ...

A Memphis comedian hosted a fashion show dedicated to spotlighting children on the spectrum in a very special way.

Re “Autism Clinics Pursue Profits From Preschoolers” (front page, May 25): Your investigation into applied behavior analysis, or A.B.A., provides long-overdue scrutiny of this industry’s enormous cost ...