Neal and Samara Tricarico, holding the family dog, Kiwi, in a garden created as a memorial to their son Anthony ("Ant") in the front yard of their home in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. When Anthony Tricarico ...

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

Autistic people bring their vibrant and distinct worldview into sharp focus both neurodivergent and neurotypical kids in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. With nearly 78% of autistic children experiencing a ...

“Does he have autism?” Robert’s mother asked anxiously. I’m a behavioral/developmental pediatrician working in a front-line private practice for the last 45 years in a Bay Area suburb. The family had ...

The first few days after an autism diagnosis can feel overwhelming for any family. The paperwork is new, the language is ...

The number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder in the U.S. has been on the rise for the past two decades.

After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial call to ...

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The use of antidepressants while pregnant does not raise the children's risk for developmental ​disorders such as autism, according to an analysis of data from more than 25 million pregnancies that ...

Over the last two weeks, three autistic boys, including two in Volusia County, drowned after they briefly went missing from their parents. A 5-year-old boy was found dead near a body of water in ...

On April 10, thousands of children with autism will be able to do something that for many of them was impossible until recently: go to the movies. They’ll see How to Train Your Dragon at one of 93 ...