The Marcus Autism Center announced it will conduct the largest study of behavior, brain and genomic biomarkers in children ...

While this condition has historically been thought to affect men and boys more often, new research shows otherwise.

Intraverbal behavior, a subset of verbal operants in which a verbal stimulus evokes a response with no point‐to‐point correspondence, is emerging as a critical area of investigation in autism spectrum ...

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 ...

Children on the autistic spectrum generally struggle to communicate with other children of a similar age. They might prefer to spend time alone, in their bedrooms, on their devices or pursuing ...

April is National Autism Acceptance Month. It is a month set aside to celebrate the contributions and diversity within the community made up of individuals on the autism spectrum. Asia Bailey of Glen ...

A research team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University, led by Dr. Zhiqian Yu and Professor Hiroaki Tomita, ...

Level 1 autism requires minimal support and includes challenges in communication and social skills. Level 2 autism needs more substantial support due to significant difficulties with social skills and ...

A new lawsuit claims AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program, could be responsible for upwards of 1,000 children with autism ...

Parents of 11 children with autism file lawsuit against Arizona Medicaid agency over contract disputes, alleging unlawful ...

The simple pleasure of enjoying a family meal at a restaurant was once very difficult for Lenard and Delphine Zohn because their young son is on the autism spectrum. He would have meltdowns, flop on ...