For individuals with autism and related intellectual and developmental disabilities, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) provides evidence-based tools to navigate their education, engage with their peers, ...

When considering autism in the context of hospital security, it’s crucial for hospital staff and security personnel to be aware of and sensitive to the unique needs and behaviors of individuals with ...

“Understanding Autism: Together in Experience and Advocacy” will be the topic of a virtual discussion Nov. 19 featuring a panel of health care providers that includes UB faculty, local health equity ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Severe autism, or level 3 autism spectrum disorder, describes individuals with the highest support needs on the autism spectrum.People with level 3 ...

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

The programme aims to help nurses better understand the needs of individuals with disabilities when interacting with them or ...

TRADITIONALLY, women and gender-diverse people were less likely to be identified as autistic because they didn’t fit the ...

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition ...

The University Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (UCAN), located within the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), and ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in Washington on April 22. In just two months on the job, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has raised the profile of autism more ...

I still remember the pit in my stomach as I walked out of the doctor’s office with my son, Neil. When he was younger, his aggressive behavior, self-injury and sleeplessness were all dismissed as ...

Understanding Autism follows filmmaker Scott Steindorff as he aims to discover more about his own autism. Speaking to autistic people all across the spectrum, he seeks to reframe the perception of ...