This intimate picture of how autism mutations work offers scientists new ideas for how to undo their effects. A drug might ...

Today, we have so many people being diagnosed with autism that wouldn’t have been diagnosed 10, 15 years ago,” the lead ...

In September, I published excerpts from Facebook posts by parents describing the tremendous impairments and challenges of their severely autistic children. By no means am I the only one engaged in ...

Picky eating is a challenge most parents are familiar with, but for parents of autistic children, severe selective eating can lead to nutritional deficiencies and place tremendous stress on the family ...

An Avon Lake mother has turned her journey raising a child with severe autism into advocacy in the form of a children's book.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may offer a viable treatment strategy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who display severe self-injurious behavior. In a first-in-human pilot trial of ...

A Morganton mom is using her experience to offer hope and support to other families of children with autism on her growing ...