The Marcus Autism Center announced it will conduct the largest study of behavior, brain and genomic biomarkers in children ...

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 ...

An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...

When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an ...

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The Little Rock Fire Department responded to a house fire Friday morning.At 1413 Green Mountain Drive, authorities responded to see originally light colored smo Little Rock apartment tenant speaks out ...

A study conducted in Taiwan found that autistic individuals tend to show differences in gut microbiota composition compared ...

In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones.