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While businesses around the state of New York continue to open, the New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)...

Despite being recommended by experts, genetic testing for autism is relatively rare, according to a new study recently published in the...

Representations of characters with autism in the media are still relatively rare, especially when it comes to the struggles of dating and...

Research into the cannabis compound CBD as a potential treatment is currently ongoing, though early studies and anecdotal evidence have...

Wearing protective facemasks has become essential during the Covid-19 pandemic. For people with autism, sensory issues can make wearing...

In a recently published paper, researchers at the University of Miami outlined the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic for children and...

While he makes his living working full-time as a grocery clerk, Louis Scarantino also has a second career as a sought-after motivational...

A new University of California study has found that three widely used autism tests measure autism severity equally well in both boys and...

School-based mindfulness programs can help children with autism react less impulsively and improve their concentration and...

Children with autism can experience reduced severity of their symptoms in early childhood, according to new findings from researchers at...

Many people with autism are known for being extraordinarily gifted at memorization and attention to detail. It would not be a stretch to...

Each year in Seattle, Washington, the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) holds the world’s largest scientific conference...

Over the past decade, video games have become more inclusive of people with physical handicaps, introducing features such as color-blind...

Extreme sensory sensitivity is a hallmark trait of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center,...

Giving beneficial, or “good” bacteria to stressed mothers during the equivalent of the third trimester of their pregnancy prevents an...

Dr. Temple Grandin, a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University, is one of the world’s foremost advocates for people on...

A single infusion of cord blood (the blood that remains in the placenta and attached umbilical cord after childbirth) does not improve...

Spectrum Designs, a Westchester-based nonprofit business that employs people on the autism spectrum to make and ship T-shirts and other...

Despite the societal disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, many people remain undeterred in pursuing their passion’s and dreams....