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 ...

Introduction Autistic children can experience elevated levels of emotional and behavioural problems, which adversely impact their psychosocial functioning. Positive parenting behaviours can ...

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 ...

A number of news media reports have detailed physical or even sexual assaults by children with autism or intellectual disabilities. In some cases, the victims have suffered serious head injuries. At ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition with varied trajectories through the lifespan, leading to individualized patterns of ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the ...

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Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders and the Eagles Autism Foundation Join ABC to Celebrate a Milestone for the Local Autism ...