I recently read over my son’s last report card and was overwhelmed with pride. It showed how far he’s come — progress that, ...

The numbers highlight an oft-overlooked dilemma: Autism makes swimming instruction all the more necessary but, often, all the more difficult to get. “It’s life-changing for kids with autism ...

Around 25-30% of kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are minimally verbal (meaning they speak fewer than 30 words) or don’t speak at all, according to Healthline.

Joshua is one of at least 69 children with autism who drowned in 2024, almost double the typical annual average of 35 wandering-related drowning deaths, according to the National Autism Association.

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help children with autism gain the ability to speak. Leucovorin is used for cancer patients, but doctors are pushing for its approval for autism.

Researchers have repurposed a generic drug, typically used for chemotherapy patients, to treat nonverbal children with autism. Dr. Richard Frye, who is driving research on the treatment of autism ...

Autism affects an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children. Their water safety has gotten occasional public attention after tragedies such as the death of Avonte Oquendo, an autistic teen who was found in ...

Autism affects an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children. Their water safety has gotten occasional public attention after tragedies such as the death of Avonte Oquendo, an autistic teen who was found in ...

Autism affects an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children. Their water safety has gotten occasional public attention after tragedies such as the death of Avonte Oquendo, an autistic teen who was found in ...

All the students in the class at the Small Fish Big Fish swim school had autism, a developmental disorder linked to a higher-than-average danger of drowning. It has long worried autism experts and ...