Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people. Since 2013 it’s been baked into the name of the diagnosis itself, autism ...

It wasn't until 5 years later when a different doctor suggested she might have autism instead. Conklin said the experience made her have greater empathy for people with autism and BPD. When she was 27 ...

One year after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rose to national power, some autism advocates are asking what tangible changes have improved the lives of autistic people and their families.

About two to three percent of all Americans—including adults and children—are autistic. With recent reports that autism rates are rising, potentially due to improved diagnosis, there's a lot of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data this week showing that 1 in 31 children in the U.S. is autistic. As researchers and physicians, we welcome the growing national ...

It’s really important that we refer to outside, independent researchers, like the Department of Defense study. There was a push at one point for board-certified behavior therapists [credentialed ABA ...