Yolande Nkosi, mother of 22-year-old JR Nkosi, who has autism, calls for greater community understanding and education about autism, drawing from her own experience of receiving his diagnosis when ...

While this isn’t every parent of an autistic child, it’s enough to make a difference. It’s the majority. Autistic people even struggle to share their perspectives on social media because autism ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

1. Sleep: A Decent Night's Sleep? What's That?! One of the biggest issues for parents of children with autism is exhaustion. It has long been acknowledged that people with autism produce less ...

Let’s start with the truth: too many Black children—especially our Black boys—are being labeled as “bad,” “defiant,” or “disruptive” before they’re even given a chance to be understood. And when those ...

Background: Biological parents of autistic children often exhibit characteristics associated with the broader autism phenotype (BAP), a subclinical expression of autism-related traits. While BAP ...

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help some non-verbal children with autism discover the ability to speak. The drug, leucovorin, is a prescription vitamin that functions similarly ...

services for children with autism spectrum disorder in Riverton early next year. The Primary Children’s Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Clinic at Riverton Hospital is Primary Children’s ...

Emotion regulation is a universal challenge for adults and children alike and the primary reason why individuals seek psychological support. Autistic children’s emotion regulation is impacted by ...

Researchers from the UC Davis MIND Institute and the Baby Siblings Research Consortium have found that siblings of autistic children have a significantly higher chance of being diagnosed with autism ...