Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder (ASD)," we've treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were ...

Lewis Hayman's mum Danielle was just 29 weeks pregnant when she went into labour. Still a child herself, at 15, she was terrified for her newborn baby who weighed just 3lb 5oz when he was born at ...

Two reporters wanted to witness firsthand how doctors and families navigate mixed messages and unproven claims.

The national website for ACEing Autism has been measuring results since the beginning. Program directors report a 92% improvement in social skills, a 90% improvement in tennis skills and motor skills, ...

Akron Children’s Hospital’s new Tom and Jill Zidian Family Autism Center aims to improve access to care and help families ...

Dear Annie: I was a single mom to my beautiful, autistic daughter for the first eight years of her life. I am now 43. My uncle had autism, so I know it runs in the family. When she was 3, COVID hit, ...

A mother and daughter duo from Menands recently published their first children’s book together. They said children with ...

A Florida Uber Eats driver is facing child neglect charges after his young, nonverbal son with autism was found wandering naked on a busy interstate entrance ramp. Jeremy Rouse, 35, allegedly admitted ...

Readers weigh in on the challenges of defining and diagnosing the condition. To the Editor: Re “In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for ...

SEATTLE — A Seattle mother is accused of killing her 4-year-old son after the child was found stabbed to death in a bathtub last week. Prosecutors allege that on Oct. 16, Joelene Louise Rodriguez, 45, ...

A Metropolitan Police officer is facing a possible jail sentence after he admitted sending “graphic” messages about the sexual abuse of children. PC Duncan Bouette was suspended by the force after he ...