There is a moment many parents know well. A child becomes overwhelmed, and everything suddenly escalates. Screaming, crying, ...

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Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

Gender nonconformity in 7-year-olds may be associated with autistic traits and behavioral difficulties in girls, and with peer relationship problems in boys, according to a new study. Gender ...

With her blond hair often gathered into space buns, Kaelynn Partlow is quick-smiling and earnest on social media as she talks ...

New research from the George Washington University has yielded some unexpected insights into how autistic and non-autistic ...

Re “Autism Clinics Pursue Profits From Preschoolers” (front page, May 25): Your investigation into applied behavior analysis, or A.B.A., provides long-overdue scrutiny of this industry’s enormous cost ...

A new autism workforce survey reveals why many autistic employees succeed professionally while quietly struggling with ...

Gender nonconformity in 7-year-olds—as measured by levels of gender-conforming play—may be associated with autistic traits and behavioral difficulties in girls, and with peer relationship problems in ...