KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lauren Shouse wonders why her third child, Luke, is autistic. Was it his difficult birth? Was it something inherited that made her 6-year-old so stubborn and unwilling to speak?

BUFFALO, NY-- Like so many highly-functioning autistic children, eight-year-old twins Nathaniel and Sebastian Berg have had lots of difficulty having even a simple conversation. Their mother, Nisha ...

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 ...

When my son was an infant, I was fascinated by his every expression. He would drift into heavy trance states, seemingly deep in thought and not quite accessible. He didn’t like to be put down, but ...

A Bermudian mother of three autistic children who was recently selected as the winner of a global entrepreneurship award ...

Emma G Duerden receives funding from the Canada Research Chairs program. Elizabeth Kuenzel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Returning to school can present new opportunities along with concerns and challenges. As families with autistic children prepare for the new school year, their concerns could include determining that ...