The special section on autism in the September issue of Los Angeles magazine lists more than 40 schools and programs for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Here, see artwork created by ...

Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is crucial. It can help children and families get the resources they need so that children can reach their full potential, according to the CDC.

Frances, who contributed to DSM-4 has also been extremely critical of DSM-5, which melded autism, Asperger’s and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified into one spectrum. In ...

“‘Love on the Spectrum’ is kind, but unrepresentative,” reads a review of the first season posted on Spectrum, an autism news and research publication. In online forums, some adults with ...

One tool that practitioners have at their disposal, and that could help explain the autism spectrum in a non-linear way, is a pie chart, similar to the wheel of life used by some life coaches. The ...

Daniel Tammet says he wrote “Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum” to fill a gap: what he sees as a dearth of true-life narratives about people who, like him, identify as autistic.

In the 1990s, 1 in 1,000 individuals was diagnosed with autism. Today, it’s closer to 1 in 31.

Autism can be referred to in terms of “levels” (Level 1, 2, or 3), which can be confusing. These don’t indicate severity in the way many people assume. “Level 3 doesn’t mean someone has ''severe' ...

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 ...

This artwork, originally featured in the exhibition Through Our Eyes: A Celebration of Young Artists at the James Gray Gallery in Santa Monica, was created by students of The Help Group, a ...