A new study suggests that bilingualism can improve cognitive and social skills in children with autism. Multilingual children ...

Several books are gaining accolades for their portrayal of the disability experience as part of a special set of awards ...

Bill Gates said he believes he would have been diagnosed with autism if he were growing up today. The tech billionaire made ...

Theo, from Bristol, was given the opportunity after a chance encounter at his school with children's author B. Ware, which is ...

Bilingualism boosts cognitive skills in autistic children, enhancing executive function and perspective-taking.

They call it masking. That’s when someone with ADHD or autism tries to act how you expect them to, but not in a way that makes sense for them. They tell us it can be exhausting.

Children are curious. They ask questions. A few weeks ago a little girl asked me about the “crack” in my chest: the scar from heart valve surgery in 2010. Sometimes it’s difficult to know ...

One of the world's richest men says that he may be neurodivergent and would likely be diagnosed with autism if he were a child today.

It might be tempting to go full-steam ahead after a diagnosis, but Dr Selina Warlow warns to take things slow.

“We saw no association between the individual [diagnostic codes on medical records] indicating maternal infection and [a child’s] autism diagnosis,” senior study author Magdalena Janecka ...

A 13-year-old who uses drawing as a way to soothe his autism and ADHD symptoms has illustrated the cover of a new children's book. Theo, from Bristol, was given the opportunity after a chance ...