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More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of…

U.S. researchers say autistic boys treated with sensory-motor enrichment showed marked improvement compared to boys receiving traditional treatment. Study co-author Cynthia C. Woo, a project scientist at the…

Mid-tantrum, my 17-year-old son, Danny, will often turn to me, look right into my eyes, say, "I'm sorry, Mom," and then go right back to his tantrum. Danny…

Kristine Barnett noticed that her little boy Jacob – whom doctors had tagged as autistic – seemed to have a fascination with patterns. So she took him out…

A 12-year-old boy with autism left his school and rode a tricycle through a busy road in Yonkers during rush hour Friday. Doreen Rubin, who works for a…

In a high-tech MRI scan, the wiring that makes Temple Grandin's brain unique shows up in vibrant colors. Thinking in Pictures, as her 1996 book described. Grandin, a…

SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain—Researchers at an international conference on autism Friday presented three new studies lending strength to the notion that environmental influences before birth play a role in…

At times, Andy Shih still finds himself overwhelmed by the groundswell of interest in autism apps he's seen in the three years since Apple Inc. released the first…

I found this on HuffingtonPost.com and thought it was awesome! I am a special needs mom. And I have secrets. Things I don't talk about and other moms…