For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...

Autism has always been described as a spectrum, but for families, doctors, and educators, that word often feels too vague. It ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

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Mattel spent 18 months working with an advocacy organization to develop the doll, which includes noise-canceling headphones ...

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AUTISM and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions that affect people’s communication, attention and behaviour. But scientists claim the conditions may also affect someone’s appearance ...