If you have ever seen a child rapidly flapping their hands or rocking back and forth, you may have wondered what it means.

Introduction Autistic children can experience elevated levels of emotional and behavioural problems, which adversely impact their psychosocial functioning. Positive parenting behaviours can ...

Imagine living in a world in which your natural way of being is constantly at odds with societal norms. This is a daily reality for many autistic individuals, some of whom use hidden strategies to ...

THE disapproving glances directed at autistic children brought to public places often break the hearts of their parents.

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the ...

Woodway, TX (FOX 44) – For first responders, every emergency call is different – and some require a specialized approach.

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the ...

Autism spectrum disorders are associated with difficulties in social communication, long attributed to individual socio‐cognitive deficits. As a consequence of this perspective, stigma and pressure to ...

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The interactive session encourages empathy, awareness and greater understanding of neurodiversity by recreating the ...