Autism is more common than you might know. About 1 in 36 children has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the CDC, and that number has been steadily increasing since the org started ...

SAP not the only company committing to hire more autistic employees. Autism made it hard for Phillip Griffin, 22, to find a job, but now he works at a software company in Illinois. Courtesy Autonomy ...

An entertainer from Central Louisiana is being recognized for the joy he brings to others and the impact he makes in his ...

New series such as ‘Elsbeth’ and ‘Patience’ continue a long tradition of sleuths who come across as eccentric or aloof. But now there’s a name for these minds that work differently.

The Sept. 22 announcement claiming a link between taking acetaminophen during pregnancy and autism was the latest example of a phenomenon unique to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as secretary of ...

In early 2022, my daughter wrote a poem that likened the post-pandemic world to escaping a "canyon we've been trapped in for so long. All our tools lie broken behind us, yet we lift our voices to song ...

I wasn’t looking for a diagnosis in April of 2004 when I began reading a New York Times article on Asperger’s syndrome — then psychiatry’s label for a less-disabling form of autism. But soon after ...

Rachel Deaton, director of training and legislation at the Autism Society of Indiana, sits with her 22-year-old autistic son, Luke, outside a public library in a northeastern suburb of Indianapolis, ...

Societal stigma against autistic people may influence how much effort individuals put into 'prosocial' or charitable behaviors, according to a new study. In a new study published in Research in Autism ...