The definition of autism is getting increasingly broader. As a result, we are building a new reality of the disorder that doesn’t accurately represent the most affected population. I first learned ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years spreading doubt about the ...

As the number of students with autism in the state increases, a task force is trying to determine the best way to define the disorder and identify those who have it. About 30 people, including Midland ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been, for just over a decade, the convergence of a wide array of neurodivergences, but the process of trying to firmly define the signs and traits has gone on much ...

Infinity Autism Service provides evidence-based ABA therapy and consultations to support parents, caregivers, and providers that are raising and working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ...

Fei, a mother of three, has two children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Her son Ben, 8, who also has weak core muscles attributed to autism, had received physical therapy (PT) since he ...

Ilyse Levine-Kanji is a school committee member in Westborough, Mass. and a former employment discrimination lawyer. Her son, Sam, has autism. As a school committee member, I recognize how costly ...

I first learned about autism in 1997 in my high school psychology course. It was relegated to a small paragraph in a chapter on childhood disorders. The film Rainman had come out a decade earlier, ...