New research finds that the language and imagery used by autism charities often reinforce stigma instead of challenging it.

The animated PBS Kids show "Carl the Collector" is about a raccoon named Carl who hangs with his parents and many friends and ...

FORMER athlete Greg Rutherford’s fiancé Susie Verrill has opened up about how they parent their three kids – after revealing one of their sons had been diagnosed with autism. Susie, ...

Rachel Deaton, director of training and legislation at the Autism Society of Indiana, sits with her 22-year-old autistic son, Luke, outside a public library in a northeastern suburb of Indianapolis, ...

With national increased prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder comes great local need for resources in Southwest Florida.

What if you didn’t have to suppress your true self, communication style, and identity so that others would accept you?

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Kennedy has repeatedly sounded the alarm over rising ...

I am an autistic adult who also has ADHD and I would like to say something about the remarks that our president has made about autism and the use of Tylenol by pregnant women. Whenever my mom was ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

Everywhere you turn, autism is in the news, for all the wrong reasons. This current administration not only rekindled this bonfire but also is dousing it with fuel. A recent announcement claiming that ...

Researchers find different genetic profiles related to two trajectories that autistic children tend to follow. One is linked to early diagnosis and communication difficulties in infancy. The other is ...

As the mother of a child with a neurodivergent condition, I’ve navigated my fair share of uncomfortable comments over the years. Everyone from fellow parents and family members to my son’s karate ...