A 39-point visual map is redefining the autism spectrum, moving beyond "mild" or "severe" labels to reveal the true ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists about for years. Kennedy ...

Gianna Joachim is a hurricane, a twister of giggles and screeches, a steel blue-eyed, ivory-skinned 7-year-old whose internal motor is always revving at top speed. Gianna hurls herself on the floor ...

Look past the widespread outrage over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent remarks about autism, and you will see that many of us whose lives are shaped by the most severe form of the disorder found ...

A nonverbal Texas teen with severe autism was found dead at home in an emaciated “mummified” state with bedsores that exposed “decaying limbs” — prompting cops to arrest her mom. Suspect Crystal ...

Therapy sessions can cost a family $70,000 annually ...

The singer-songwriter, who is on tour, says the diagnosis has provided clarity on her life challenges. R&B singer Chrisette Michele says her life and its challenges finally make sense now that she has ...

April is fast approaching, and the posts have already started ramping up celebrating “Autism Awareness,” or the more trendy “Autism Acceptance.” At the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA), we ...