When Becky Bincan’s daughter Sofia was four years old, she was diagnosed with autism. “I was scared,” said the mum-of-five, who had noticed that her daughter had very different needs to her twin ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month, and experts now estimate that one in 31 children in the United States has autism spectrum ...

It’s common knowledge that diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have increased, now affecting one in 31 children and one in 45 adults. Yet, what’s talked about less frequently is the impact ...

A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health – and reduce levels of tooth decay and surgery. It follows a study led by the ...

Researchers investigating how to increase participation in physical activity by autistic children and teens say key strategies include creating predictable routines, involving family members and ...

Children on the autism spectrum, often at odds with their own emotions, may find help in an unlikely place: their own inner voice. A team from the University of Pittsburgh and collaborators tested a ...

Imagine wearing a hearing aid on its highest setting and being unable to make any adjustment. You can hear the speech of the person next to you, but, at the same volume, you hear birdsong through an ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

These are questions many people with autism have to ask because they struggle to determine emotion in facial expressions. But research conducted by University of Nebraska at Kearney senior psychology ...

Hundreds of autistic people from around the UK have helped shape new guidance on how to make comic festivals and conventions ...