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Autism can be defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes difficulty with social interactions and problems with verbal and non-verbal communication. These difficulties often cause affected ...

Meet Deidre Price, a mother who birthed a movement out of her determination to get her son the support he needed following his autism diagnosis. About 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism ...

Sandy Petrovic’s service and advocacy for those dealing with autism was recently recognized by Milestones Autism Resources, a national organization that works to improve the lives of autistic families ...

SAN ANTONIO – Psychology researcher Ashlee Flanagan set to explore the relationship between black autistic youth and police officers. Flanagan took into account the misinterpretations of autistic ...

Before Megan Pilatzke was diagnosed with autism, she wondered why she always felt drained when she got home from work. All ...

Tamisha Colon of Wethersfield has never gone on a plane trip with her 10-year-old twin daughters, both of whom have autism. “We go on car trips. They can handle that,” she said. But next month, she ...

She was shunned by her neighbours in the southern African country of Malawi, who blamed her for what Rachael was doing.