A dad shares how families can make holiday gatherings more inclusive and less stressful for neurodivergent kids like his — ...

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

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.

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 ...

When an autistic child’s needs are met, Christmas can be far more peaceful for them and for their family," says ...

“Understanding Autism: Together in Experience and Advocacy” will be the topic of a virtual discussion Nov. 19 featuring a panel of health care providers that includes UB faculty, local health equity ...

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 ...

After years of growing understanding and care about the lives of people with autism, America is backsliding dangerously under ...

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

Expressing concern can sometimes be a delicate endeavor. One can intend to be empathetic, but the target of concern hears only condescension and pity. So it is with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Autism advocate Andi Putt responds to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, who said that the neurodevelopmental condition "destroys families" Andi Putt When I heard ...