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 ...

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 ...

"We found that some neighborhood factors are strongly related to ADHD symptoms in autistic children," said Catrina Calub, the first author on the paper. Calub is a postdoctoral researcher in the ...

Autism likely has deep genetic roots, but the latest research provides hope that some learning techniques can lessen symptoms of the developmental disorder. In children with the mildest cases of ...

A large-scale analysis of data on autistic preschoolers reveals that while the majority of children gain spoken language ...

Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical injury. Not all children respond to behavioral therapies. Findings from a ...

An expensive therapy praised as the gold standard for helping autistic children gain the skills they need to become ...