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 ...

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 ...

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a type of therapy that can be used to treat a variety of different behaviors, but its most common application is as a form of therapy for people with autism. ABA ...

Symptoms of the condition vary from person to person, but there are a few feelings and habits to note. View Entire Post › ...

After 18 years of trying to decode his children’s behavior, 54-year-old Christopher Moore can usually understand what they need. But like a lot of parents of children with autism, he wonders who will ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes occur together. While FXS is a known genetic cause of ASD, not everyone who receives an FXS diagnosis is autistic, and not all ...

Engaging in self-stimulatory behavior, or “stimming,” is often associated with autism and ADHD. But everyone stims to a degree.

When Robyn Kistemaker’s son, Lucas, was in preschool, his teacher recommended screening him for autism after noticing certain ...