New estimates show that 61.8 million people around the globe have autism and that the developmental disability is among the most common health issues facing youth. As of 2021, researchers found that 1 ...

Employees on the autism spectrum and employers that want to embrace neurodiversity can make work environments more welcoming for people who may struggle with job-related social interactions.

Researchers analyzed data from Denmark covering 1,702 children diagnosed with autism and born between 1973 and 2012. Those ...

La Becky Roe remains focused on optimism. The founder and executive director of Let’s Talk About It-The Autism Center, a Charlotte-based nonprofit for autistic people and loved ones, is bracing to see ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. My journey with autism began on June 4, 2001, which by the way is our oldest child ...

Joseph Buxbaum was initially unconvinced. When early hints of a connection between autism and Alzheimer’s began to appear in the medical literature a few years ago, they struck him as implausible — ...