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 ...

Autism has always been described as a spectrum, but for families, doctors, and educators, that word often feels too vague. It ...

Autism—a neurological and developmental disorder that impacts communication, learning, and behavior—is being discussed (on ...

SAN ANTONIO – Psychology researcher Ashlee Flanagan set to explore the relationship between black autistic youth and police officers. Flanagan took into account the misinterpretations of autistic ...

Using cortical organoids from individuals with autism, researchers tracked gene activity over development. Early ...

When most people think about autism, certain images come to mind: a child lining up toys in perfect rows, someone avoiding eye contact, or an individual reciting impressive facts about a specific ...

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