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 ...

Indiana is barring one of the nation’s most expensive autism-therapy providers from billing the state’s Medicaid program two weeks after the company’s practices were detailed in a Wall Street Journal ...

Autism diagnoses have risen dramatically over the past few decades, especially at the milder end of the spectrum—often called “Level 1” or “high-functioning” autism. Many families and adults diagnosed ...

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much, but from spending years doing everything slightly wrong. Not because of a lack of effort or intelligence, but because the ...

Studies reveal a complex interplay of traits, genes, and brain structure behind the dual diagnosis—raising new questions about how we define and treat both conditions. Photographer Emily June Smith ...

Among 30 possible coded diagnoses, children and adolescents with autism had elevated rates of gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances, feeding problems, sleep difficulties, and anxiety disorders, according ...

An independent panel of autism experts plans to meet in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to challenge the Trump administration's views on autism spectrum disorder. The newly formed Independent Autism ...

Swathi Balantrapu has been searching for a treatment for her 10-year-old son with autism. She first tried applied behavior analysis therapy, or ABA therapy — an evidence-based approach. She later ...

Source: As conversations around autism grow louder, the need for diverse, authentic voices remains just as urgent—especially today, April 2nd, on World Autism Awareness Day. Too often, Black ...