After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

March 13, 2007 — -- A new effort is being launched to better educate parents and pediatricians about the earliest signs of autism. There are no known causes or cures for this disorder, but the ...

Each year, during autism acceptance month, many individuals and organizations engage in activities featuring autism. In the last few years, we have come a long way as a society in trying to understand ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Accessing care for autistic adults or parents of autistic children can be difficult. With hundreds of parents losing Medicaid and low reimbursement rates for providers, ...

Lots of people tell 20-year-old Paige Layle that she “doesn’t look autistic,” from commenters on her TikTok videos to an interviewer at a local TV station. They usually mean it as a compliment — but ...

Sam and John Fetters, 19, are identical twins on different ends of the autism spectrum. Sam is a sophomore at Amherst College and runs marathons... How autism can look very different, even in ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Here’s another powerful story for our ongoing series. This reader asked ...

Steve Orfield thinks a building design tailored to autistic kids might be good for everyone. His business, Orfield Laboratories, based in Minneapolis, designs buildings to provide a sense of calm for ...

Autistic people don’t get listened to — least of all when they’re talking about their own autism. “Loads of people saying to me that they thought I could be [autistic]. And then the second you get ...

Lots of people tell 20-year-old Paige Layle that she “doesn’t look autistic,” from commenters on her TikTok videos to an interviewer at a local TV station. They usually mean it as a compliment — but ...