Some call it the '“gold standard” of autism care but the therapy is not cheap and many state Medicaid programs are cutting ...

In Colorado, a group of providers and parents is suing the state over its move to require prior authorization and reduce ...

The first time my youngest son headbanged, he was about 3 years old. He flung his head back so hard, I heard it thud from the other room. I panicked — rushed to him, felt the back of his head for a ...

Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest daughter of the Kennedy family and aunt of RFK Jr., was lobotomized in 1941. Born with a lack of oxygen at birth, she experienced developmental disabilities, seizures, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Emery Eversoll and her mother shared a good laugh when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that some autistic children will never write poems. The ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville family was back in Frankfort on Wednesday to share their experience moving their autistic son to Kansas to receive the care he couldn’t get here at home. Frankie ...

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a therapy for autism that encourages certain behaviors and discourages others. ABA therapy is controversial, as some argue that it reinforces the idea that autistic ...

In a busy Washington, D.C. classroom, a student rocks gently in his chair, hands over his ears. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from the media company who has been ...

Several Catholics have banded together to create a support system for Catholics on the autism spectrum. Autistic Catholics, an online resource and support group, kicked off this week with the group’s ...