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Children with autism spectrum disorders usually aren’t diagnosed until they are at least 2 years old, but a new study finds that signs of the condition are apparent…

A controversial US teaching method, applied behavioural analysis, or ABA, is now being used in a few UK state schools. And parents are moving from all parts of…

This just in from the Science Takes Time Department: A study that came out a year ago touting a “genetic test for autism” has now been roundly refuted…

Many kids with autism are prescribed mood-altering drugs, sometimes several at once for long periods of time, according to a new study. So-called psychotropic drugs include antipsychotics like…

The number of newly diagnosed cases of autism has levelled off in the UK after a five-fold surge during the 1990s, finds research published in the online journal…

Jennifer Gallucci had been afraid to find out, but last month, she finally got her answer: Her 2-year-old son, Jude, does not show any signs of autism. It…

Daryl Hannah has made headlines for opening up publicly about being autistic, a diagnosis she received as a child. Hannah is 52 and a woman, which makes her…

I found this great story by Jo Ashline. Jo has 2 children, one with Autism and she lives in California. We were just wrapping up our evening and…

Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort will no longer allow visitors with disabilities instant access to rides, starting next month, in an attempt to reduce abuse of the…

Very interesting story! It sums up many of the things that I think to my self about Autism. In 1943, a child psychiatrist, Leo Kanner M.D., first described…