BEAUFORT, N.C. — The Beaufort Fire Department is expanding its efforts to better serve residents with autism through ...

Elizabeth Bonker is a silent woman with a loud mission. She wants government agencies to cover the costs of training people ...

The University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, a nonprofit organization in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands, is inviting community ...

There are many effective approaches to managing or treating autism. Early intervention with highly structured behavioral, cognitive, and communication therapies can sometimes dramatically help ...

Coming to terms with an autism diagnosis is a process of healing and recovery. How you feel in the early stages is not how ...

The Autism School at the Thiruvananthapuram-based Center for Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADDRE) has launched a video tutorial series on Indian Sign Language ...

ASD describes a group of neurodevelopmental conditions that become evident during early childhood. Certain genetic and environmental factors can contribute to its development. Autism spectrum disorder ...

It’s 25 years since the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) was published. The manual is the clinical “bible” that defines the criteria for the diagnosis of psychiatric ...

Autism may present differently in people assigned as female at birth. A key feature is masking or camouflaging symptoms. This may result in a later diagnosis. Research suggests females are more likely ...