Well, it's official. We are living through a pandemic. Most of us have never experienced anything like this before and are feeling concerned and overwhelmed. Since many states across the U.S. (and ...

A unique pattern of brain organization may explain why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often possess superior math skills. A small brain imaging study showed that children between the ...

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev psychology researchers have found two groups of children who received delayed autism diagnoses. The earlier children are diagnosed—ideally in the first two to three ...

There appears to be a global divide in autism. The US is in the midst of a ballooning autism crisis, with one in every 31 children now said to be suffering from the condition, among the highest rate ...

In homes across San Diego, long before the school day begins, many parents of children with autism are already at work. One morning in our home, a small change in routine threatened to derail the ...

The traditional school environment is often a storm of sensory input that can overwhelm a student on the autism spectrum ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It is the night of Halloween, and many trick-or-treaters will be making their rounds, hoping for lots of candy. However, some children may have trouble communicating ...

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of the apparent increase in childhood autism cases in Denmark between 1980 and 2011 may be due to changes in how those cases are reported, according to a new ...