(NewsUSA) - April is Autism Acceptance Month, and experts now estimate that one in 31 children in the United States has autism spectrum disorder. To help parents better understand how to support ...

As children with autism and their families experience a wide range of challenges, it can often feel like there is little change happening no matter what treatment they try — often impacting daily life ...

When a child gets diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), parents can easily get overwhelmed by questions and concerns. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Autism and ...

April was Autism Acceptance Month and the conversation continues to evolve — from simply raising awareness to fostering ...

Once the regimen was complete, the researchers used a tool called the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2) to measure changes ...

The panel was hosted by Empath for Autism, a charity started by Leslie Williams after her son was diagnosed with autism.

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON LESS THAN THREE WEEKS UNTIL STUDENTS IN MOST OF OUR LOCAL COUNTIES EMBARK ON A NEW JOURNEY. AND OF COURSE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. THE TRANSITION TO MIDDLE AND ...

As schools across the country welcome students back to campus, these changes may be a struggle for those students with autism and create a significant safety risk: wandering. Wandering, also known as ...

What started as one family’s search for answers and support has grown into a community helping minority families across ...

For many students with autism, predictability is not a preference; it is a foundation. Clear routines, steady expectations, ...

Can a generic drug designed to make chemotherapy work better benefit people with autism? President Trump is touting an “amazing” drug — leucovorin — as “an answer to autism,” a broad range of ...