A new initiative at the Cook County Sheriff's Office hopes to help people with autism communicate better with police.

A new initiative at the Cook County Sheriff's Office hopes to help people with autism communicate better with police.

If a mental health or psych diagnosis feels wrong, there may be a reason: 5 common autism misdiagnoses, why they happen, and ...

Autistic women say smear tests can leave them feeling distressed and dismissed, with some avoiding them altogether.

CEO Ryker Martin established Arizona Autism after struggling to find local services for his three-year-old son. The center ...

TRICARE, the military’s healthcare program, limits coverage of applied behavior analysis, a type of therapy for people with ...

Most autistic people support genetic research but fear how the findings might be used. Their concerns are becoming harder to ...

What started with one woman's mission to help her autistic son is now changing lives across the community.

A study of 140,000 people suggests that a broadening of the diagnostic criteria for autism and ADHD explains the sharp rise ...

A teenager who found comfort and clarity in an autism diagnosis wants to put a friend on a similar path, but is unsure how much encouragement is appropriate.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has launched "Spectrum Alerts" to help locate and recover missing children on the ...