With 1 in 36 children diagnosed with autism, many of us have personal contact with the condition. One may have a family member with autism or know someone with autism. Others have likely encountered ...

Trick-or-treating on Halloween night is a childhood tradition for a lot of families. But for some children, a good time going door-to-door and getting candy can become overwhelming. Nicole Miller of ...

My son is autistic and receives therapy at an autism center Monday through Friday. But some neurodiversity advocates (including some self-advocates) claim that autism doesn’t need treatment because ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Texarkana, Ark., Parks and Recreation Center hosted the city’s first Autism Inclusion Expo on Saturday, which was free and open to the public. A panel of experts, including ...

Today’s 6 in the City segment features host Stephanie McCoy and guests Kelsey Johnson and Jamie Wilcox, the co-founders of Autism Inclusion Matters, also known as A.I.M! A.I.M’s mission is to spread ...

When U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently called autism an “individual tragedy” and “catastrophic for our country,” saying that many on the autism spectrum would ...

In my new book, The Politics of Autism, I discuss how special education is failing children with autism; not because we are not trying—we are. We are spending about 2.25 times as much per special ...

Traveling on an airplane can be stressful – even for individuals who are usually calm under pressure. But for kids with autism or autism spectrum disorders, air travel can be even more daunting. An ...

I am trusting Bresnahan with NDM hospitality. 21 year old Tristin is working as the office ambassador and coordinator for the parent company of several popular central florida destinations, including ...

Our world changed in the blink of an eye. Arenas became empty, traffic disappeared overnight and millions stopped interacting with one another — all in an effort to keep each other safe and protect ...

Do vaccines cause autism? Is it bad parenting? Can autism be cured? Experts bust common autism myths and explain how ...