GATES, N.Y. – Saturday morning, the Gates Public Library hosted Campaign D, a nonprofit founded by people on the autism spectrum. The event featured a panel of autistic people who each picked five ...

Functioning labels don’t help autistic people get what we need. They hurt us. Recently, some people have started using a new functioning label called profound autism.

"Everyday Neurodiversity" will be dispelling myths and enhancing understanding of neurodiversity, specifically autism. It’s based on experiences shared by autistic adults and my experience as a ...

TODAY IS WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE MILLIONS ON THE SPECTRUM. AND HERE AT HOME, ADVOCATES ARE NOTICING A GAP WHEN IT COMES TO FOSTERING THAT SUPPORT ...

For years the treatment of autism has been dominated by a single treatment modality called applied behavioral analysis (ABA). ABA is a treatment modality that was designed for children in the early ...

Readers react to a woman’s account of raising her autistic child. To the Editor: Re “Kennedy Described My Daughter’s Reality,” by Emily May (Opinion guest essay, April 27): Ms. May said what too many ...

Anxiety has long been recognized as one of the most common co-occurring conditions in autistic children, but a new study ...