Families of nonspeaking autistic children are making cross-country treks for a controversial promise: that a simple letter ...

Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence of ...

Although childhood somatic conditions contribute to adult psychiatric conditions, autistic people show elevated psychiatric ...

MACEDONIA, Ohio — When a frantic mother called 911 to report that her 3-year-old son with autism, who is nonverbal, was ...

At a school in middle-class Riverhead, Long Island, I sat surrounded by a small class of teens — all with autism, with little or no ability to speak. For most of their lives, their thoughts have been ...

A free app for autism families, now fully live on iOS and Android, with a new provider directory and guidance that ...

Dr. Doreen Samelson is the Chief Clinical Officer for Catalight, a nonprofit serving individuals with developmental ...

If a mental health or psych diagnosis feels wrong, there may be a reason: 5 common autism misdiagnoses, why they happen, and ...

Like many autistic people, Madi Young, a consultant in Seattle, has learned to perform the social behaviors and body language that neurotypical people expect. But masking, as it’s called, is hard work ...

A Doncaster-based photographer is turning lived experience into powerful advocacy through a new project titled Lived, a ...

An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...

One day, Riley Smith learned from some former co-workers that an acquaintance had come out as transgender. Smith felt happy for the acquaintance, but she also felt something else. “Afterward, in the ...