Research suggests that cognitive behavior therapy can be a promising treatment for autistic clients but more study is needed.

Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services.

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 ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...

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Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes he would have been diagnosed as autistic if he were a child today. Gates made the revelation in an interview to promote his forthcoming book, ...

State Rep. Robb Greene, R-Shelbyville, was recently recognized by two autism advocacy groups in Indiana. Greene was named Legislative Champion from the Indiana Providers of Effective Autism Treatment ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...

A Colorado board has clarified new rules for professionals working with children on the autism spectrum, following worries by ...