A reporter shares advice on how to tell an honest story about autism and youth suicide that doesn’t impose a simple narrative on the complexities of real life.

She was shunned by her neighbours in the east African country of Malawi, who blamed her for what Rachael was doing. Martha ...

Public understanding of autism has never been higher. Still, misconceptions remain when it comes to the full autism spectrum.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent differences in social communication and interaction, ...

A friend whose daughter is autistic recently told me that her therapist encouraged her to mourn the daughter she didn’t get (i.e., the neurotypical one). My friend struggles to parent her daughter, ...

For as long as I can remember, I knew there was something different about me. On the outside, I looked the same as everyone else - two arms, two legs, nothing obviously amiss - but on the inside, ...

This includes providing more flexibility and support for autistic student teachers. Making recruitment practices inclusive ...

Most children who screen as being at an increased likelihood of autism are not referred to specialist care, a scoping review in Pediatrics found. That reality, reported by Shana M. Attar, MS, of the ...