After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

Many aspects of the world can be overwhelming for autistic children, so it is unsurprising that dealing with the challenging impact of anxiety has become a daily struggle for many autistic children ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention. Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to ...

Parents of autistic children say that one of the most stressful behaviors they have to contend with is their child wandering off alone — so much so that it prevents families from engaging in ...

Families are experiencing an unprecedented interruption in educational and therapeutic services for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental delays. Teachers and therapists, of ...

Developed over more than 18 months, the doll was created (ASAN), a nonprofit disability rights organization run by and for ...

Mattel, Inc. unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community ...

Imagine wearing a hearing aid on its highest setting and being unable to make any adjustment. You can hear the speech of the person next to you, but, at the same volume, you hear birdsong through an ...

Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's ...