Parents of color raising a child with autism are constantly fighting an uphill battle: whether dealing with misdiagnosis, or not feeling they have anywhere to turn, it can be an emotional journey on ...

People with autism may be more likely than others to have synesthesia, a condition in which people experience a mixing of their senses, such as hearing tastes and shapes, and seeing numbers in colors, ...

They are the first things Will Haley looks for in the morning, and the last things on his mind before bed. He dips their tips in water when they run dry, and tries to squeeze out the last bit of ink.

Autism occurs equally in people of different races, ethnicities, and income levels, but autism services are not distributed equally, according to research. As a group, children who are Black, Hispanic ...

When I think of autism, I think of a pernicious disorder that doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care if you’re White, Black, Asian or Hispanic, autism hits all racial and ethnic groups the same—an ...

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 collection ...

New statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show an increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders – one in 50 – up from previous estimates of one ...

CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM. HIS DEFAULT SETTING IS JOY. HE JUST HE RADIATES SUCH JOY. BUT ON THIS SICK DAY, SNUGGLING WITH MOM AND DAD IS JUST FINE. FOR THREE YEAR OLD ELLIS ELLIS HAS AUTISM. MARK AND ...

One in 42. That is how many children in the state of Minnesota were identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to Minnesota Autism Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Many are not ...

Autism rates rose again between 2018 and 2020, the most recent year data is available, up from 1 in 44 children to 1 in 36. Many factors are likely to contribute to these rising rates, including that ...