April marks World Autism Acceptance Month (changed this past year from Autism Awareness Month). It is dedicated to promoting acceptance, understanding, and support for individuals with autism and ...

Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence of ...

Back in the 1950s, a psychologist proposed that ‘refrigerator mothers’ (moms who are cold or neglectful) cause their child’s autism. That theory was later discredited, yet the impulse to assign blame ...

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Several Oklahoma families are in the autism fight. They're trying to get legislation passed that would force insurance companies to cover treatment for autistic children. This battle is creating an ...

ST. PAUL — Rep. Kim Norton knows what it's like trying to help a parent who has just found out her child has autism. The Rochester Democrat used to work for Olmsted County and Rochester Public Schools ...

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"(T)he drug industry is gearing up for an assault on autism." Thus declared an article in last week's Business Week, a fascinating and well-reported look into the pharmaceutical industry's efforts - ...

The mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, believes her symptoms were missed in school, as she was labelled “a bad child”. She says she now faces a long wait for an assessment through the NHS. “It all ...