Imagine living in a world that constantly misunderstands you. A world where your very existence makes you a target. Now, ...

By any serious measure, Masuma Akter Semi belongs to a new generation of Bangladeshi researchers trying to move beyond theory ...

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

Arvest Bank has partnered with nine elementary schools in Conway to donate and install communication boards on campuses for ...

Lily Hua shares the experience of winning first prize in the FCSS Unfiltered Essay Contest about an autistic boy in her ...

Nuril Kingsley learned to become an educator working with students with autism in Fairfax County Public Schools after raising ...

The idea of the “autism spectrum” is widely used in diagnosis, education and public discussion. First developed by the psychiatrist Lorna Wing in the 1980s, the term was intended to reflect the wide ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people. Since 2013 it’s been baked into the name of the diagnosis itself, autism ...

One of the most prestigious contemporary art awards in the world is for the first time going to an artist with a developmental disability. Nnena Kalu, 59, was named the winner of the Turner Prize this ...

During a Monday press conference about various autism topics, federal health officials noted the potential for an existing cancer drug to double as therapy for the neurodevelopmental condition. FDA ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House announcement about autism is expected Monday afternoon after President Donald Trump's weekend comment that "I think we found an answer" to the developmental disorder.