When Becky Bincan’s daughter Sofia was four years old, she was diagnosed with autism. “I was scared,” said the mum-of-five, who had noticed that her daughter had very different needs to her twin ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A Quad Cities family is working to help first-responders and people with autism in an emergency. About one in 31 children who are 8 years old have autism spectrum disorder, ...

For children with autism spectrum disorder and with an intellectual disability, the options for improving communication and ...

These are questions many people with autism have to ask because they struggle to determine emotion in facial expressions. But research conducted by University of Nebraska at Kearney senior psychology ...

This study is for caregivers of minimally-speaking or non-speaking autistic children or adults. Caregivers must understand sufficient English to complete the online study. The person you care for must ...

A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health – and reduce levels of tooth decay and surgery. It follows a study led by the ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A former basketball player and an artist have taken a new approach to treating mental illness and helping kids with autism. “Someone once told us, ‘you guys can’t change the world.’ ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

It’s common knowledge that diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have increased, now affecting one in 31 children and one in 45 adults. Yet, what’s talked about less frequently is the impact ...

Every inch of the space was designed with purpose, according to clinic director Sara Scheible, from the toys available in ...

Families are experiencing an unprecedented interruption in educational and therapeutic services for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental delays. Teachers and therapists, of ...