Nicole Nixon said the proven therapy for her 9-year-old daughter on the autism spectrum ended last month. Now, the Modesto mother is asking her health insurance provider to authorize other services ...

The birth of a child is a miraculous event. Parents look toward a birth with excitement and anticipation. The day finally arrives, and after the delivery, Mom lovingly counts all of the fingers and ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...

The initiative grows out of repeated incidents in which children went missing, a behavior social workers say is common among children on the autism spectrum ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 30-- The Rhode Island General Assembly issued issued the following news release: A bill ensuring health insurance coverage for psychological or psychiatric services and ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...