Severe autism, or level 3 autism spectrum disorder, describes individuals with the highest support needs on the autism spectrum. People with level 3 autism often show challenges in communication and ...

The Electronics Reuse & Recycling Alliance (TERRA), Nashville, will highlight its Devices for Autism program on International E-Waste Day Oct. 14. The program employs autistic adults and provides ...

The local nonprofit LifeWorks for Autism is expanding to commuters its postsecondary academy: a two-year program that aims to help young autistic adults live independently. Since fall 2020, LifeWorks ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Columbus Foundation — a Utah-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities — has partnered with Salt Lake Community College and the Utah Manufacturers ...

MARTHA HALLORAN IS 26 YEARS OLD, AND SHE’S BEEN PART OF THE NASHOBA LEARNING GROUP FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO ON FRIDAYS AND ON TUESDAYS? WARREN CHILL. VOLUNTEERING. YOU GOT IT.

Over the decades, autism’s definition has expanded to a spectrum in which some people experience profound limitations and others exhibit more modest presentations. This has meant that most people on ...

Sondra Williams is no stranger to medical diagnoses and treatments. As a teenager and young adult, she spent a decade in and out of mental-health facilities, medicated for conditions including ...

Readers react to a woman’s account of raising her autistic child. To the Editor: Re “Kennedy Described My Daughter’s Reality,” by Emily May (Opinion guest essay, April 27): Ms. May said what too many ...