Learn how changing the narrative for students with autism in K-12 education can promote understanding and inclusion in Washington, D.C. classrooms.

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. Decades of ...

When my son Sam was seven or eight years old, he spent a good bit of time on weekends upside down on a floral-print armchair in our living room. In one hand, he held Batman; in the other, Robin.

Research suggests that cognitive behavior therapy can be a promising treatment for autistic clients but more study is needed.

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 ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

For people with autism—especially those with intellectual disabilities, or others with extensive support needs—communicating ...

D’aire, the 6-year-old son of rapper 42 Dugg, co-wrote "My Kind of Normal," a children’s book based on his experience with autism. The book encourages families to embrace neurodiversity and support ...

Understanding Autism follows filmmaker Scott Steindorff as he aims to discover more about his own autism. Speaking to autistic people all across the spectrum, he seeks to reframe the perception of ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...