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The shortage of qualified autism professionals puts immense pressure on families, affecting parents' finances and well-being.

“Does he have autism?” Robert’s mother asked anxiously. I’m a behavioral/developmental pediatrician working in a front-line private practice for the last 45 years in a Bay Area suburb. The family had ...

The study author told Newsweek that disrupting one autism-linked gene can have "rippling effects" on many others.

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction, restricted interests and repetitive behaviors. It has attracted significant attention ...

New findings from the Action Institute for Outcomes Research track skill growth in autistic children; four years of Supervisor Book Clubs prepare new BCBAs® to mentor the next generation of clinicians ...

Hundreds of ABC teammates assembled more than 600 personal care bags, decorated more than 700 tiles with notes of encouragement, and made a charitable donation to support autistic adults in ...

Exercise Approaches to Reduce Self-Stimulatory Behavior] In raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), how to address the "self-stimulatory behaviors" that are often observed is a major ...

A number of news media reports have detailed physical or even sexual assaults by children with autism or intellectual disabilities. In some cases, the victims have suffered serious head injuries. At ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

A study of 167 autistic children aged 3 to 12 identified three restricted and repetitive behavior subtypes with distinct ...