Receiving an autism diagnosis for your child can bring a whirlwind of emotions – from confusion and sadness to relief and a ...

A simple act of kindness that brightened a Queen Creek family’s day is being noticed by thousands of people after security ...

Dozens of community members recently came together to celebrate a seven-year-old boy whose classmates didn’t show up to his ...

Key tools include standardised assessments include Vineland Social Maturity ... of parents raising children with autism and other neurodiverse conditions. These stories offer an intimate look ...

You might have seen the social media videos ... different things to different people. To some, autism is a fear (what if this happens to my child?); to others it's an identity, maybe even a ...

I was so touched by the stories and the friendships that I made,” she says. She came home and introduced Clay to Kuma, a dog trained through the program to ground children who have autism when ...

Children with autism wander more than unaffected siblings ... Several also discussed developing “social stories,” with illustrated guides showing their kids what a situation will look like ...

These may seem like ordinary tasks, but for Vallabh, who has autism ... skills to bring out the best in children with autism. The lack of awareness and social stigma surrounding autism further ...

according to the National Autism Association. The search for Joshua quickly spread on social media. His story was similar to other kids' across the country: he drowned near his home after ...

Word spread quickly on social ... after that, stories of three or four other kiddos (who drowned)," she said. "This is a big issue." Experts unsure how to explain jump in autistic children's ...