The suit was filed weeks after Steven Harrison pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the 27-year-old woman with severe autism.

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

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

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

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...

From the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a joyful event—like a Christmas party—can become nightmare of noise, lights, ...

There's some confusion and pushback in Colorado after President Trump urged pregnant mothers not to take acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, suggesting a possible association between the ...

I recently met Billy, a 12-year-old boy with severe autism. He had been growing well but, at around age 3, he became increasingly delayed in speaking and walking. As he got older, he would frequently ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for financial compensation for families of severely autistic children, labeling them as "injured" — a statement that has sparked widespread backlash, USA Today reports. At ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I finalized our divorce in April after nearly a year of separation. I’m at a loss as to what to do now when it comes to my ex’s birthday and Father’s Day. We share an 8-year ...

A longtime friend of Thomas Williamson said repeated warnings about the 43-year-old’s deteriorating mental state and his access to guns around his severely autistic son went unheeded in the weeks ...