I don’t begrudge Bill Gates’s musings that he would have been put on the autism spectrum if he were a child today. Yet as a parent of a young adult who is nonverbal with severe autism, I’d like to ...

Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...

Individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities are at higher risk of self-injury, aggression and other severe behaviors, but families are often unable to access effective treatments. A ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference on April 22. Credit: Getty Images / Andrew Harnik Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Living with the pandemic has been difficult for everyone: the isolation, the need to wear protective gear like masks and gloves, the adjustment to working or learning from home. For those living with ...

UC San Diego researchers are looking for participants for a clinical trial to study the effectiveness of cannabidiol, or CBD, in treating symptoms of severe autism in children. Cannabidiol is a ...

BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. -- A boy with severe autism in Big Bear has just one birthday wish: birthday cards. Like many boys his age, Ryan Fritsinger can spend hours building Legos into cars, houses and ...

April is fast approaching, and the posts have already started ramping up celebrating “Autism Awareness,” or the more trendy “Autism Acceptance.” At the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA), we ...

According to the CDC, “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges…The learning, thinking, and ...

A young man from Cerritos, California, has beaten the world record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik’s Cube. Max Park, 21, unscrambled a 3x3x3 cube in just 3.13 seconds at a World Cube Association ...

BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. (KABC) -- A boy with severe autism in Big Bear has just one birthday wish: birthday cards. Like many boys his age, Ryan Fritsinger can spend hours building Legos into cars, ...