A new behavioral study shows that autistic children with intact intelligence can identify future problems and prepare for ...

One of the most contested questions in developmental psychology has just received its most rigorous answer yet. A team of ...

Caring for children with autism who demonstrate self-injurious or aggressive behaviors often poses a number of serious challenges to parents and educators. Several different psychotropic medications ...

Stimming—short for "self-stimulatory behavior"—is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and is commonly regarded in medical ...

With autism cases on the rise in the US, spiking 175% between 2011 and 2022, more are looking for solutions to common ...

Autism likely has deep genetic roots, but the latest research provides hope that some learning techniques can lessen symptoms of the developmental disorder. In children with the mildest cases of ...

New federal autism guidance aims to strengthen oversight and individualized care. Here’s what the changes could mean for ...

Children with autism who receive therapy through state Medicaid or Child Health Plus could lose access to treatment, ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

Public claims have linked newborn circumcision and the pain reliever acetaminophen to autism. A new study of nearly 2,800 ...

Stride Autism Centers, a leading provider of center-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for young children, ...