New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

Autism therapy centers offer services like applied behavior analysis (ABA), in which positive reinforcement is used to help ...

Emotion regulation is a universal challenge for adults and children alike and the primary reason why individuals seek psychological support. Autistic children’s emotion regulation is impacted by ...

A local family says recent changes to behavioral therapy coverage for Idahoans on Medicaid are already affecting their young ...

When Tiffany Hammond was growing up in Texas, in the nineteen-nineties, other children teased her for how she spoke: she talked too softly, she talked in a monotone, she paused too long between words, ...

Changes to the review process for autism therapy at Kern Health Systems are raising concerns among families who say treatment ...

As schools across the country welcome students back to campus, these changes may be a struggle for those students with autism and create a significant safety risk: wandering. Wandering, also known as ...

Research suggests that autistic people have a higher risk for self-harm. Negative and unsupportive environments and challenges with emotional expression and communication may contribute to this ...