For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

GREENE COUNTY — A former teacher’s aide who was convicted of attacking a special needs student on the bus last year has ...

This is what meltdowns really look like from childhood through young adulthood. Calm, compassionate support can turn emotional overwhelm into connection and growth.

Severe autism, or level 3 autism spectrum disorder, describes individuals with the highest support needs on the autism spectrum. People with level 3 autism often show challenges in communication and ...

Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder (ASD)," we've treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a smartwatch-based alert system that signals parents at the earliest signs of a tantrum in children with emotional and behavioral disorders — prompting them to ...

A Colorado school bus aide pleaded guilty after she was caught on video striking at least three nonverbal students who have ...

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CHICAGO — Dr. Mark Geier has, he says, solved the riddle of autism. He says he has identified its cause and, in the powerful drug Lupron, found an effective treatment — what he calls a "major ...