Researchers are turning to ASD's sensory symptoms for screening.

It's a great way to build social skills.

Therapy can help kids regulate many different emotions.

For some kids on the spectrum, the brain can't calm down.

Boys don't just 'talk later.'

Government leads the way in shedding stigma.

It's likely one of many, but it's still a big step toward understanding autism's genetic roots.

Kids with autism tend to have more difficulty interacting socially than their typically developing peers. It’s a fact that gets bandied about a lot, disguising the range — spectrum — of autistic experiences and, perhaps, creating assumptions about how children 

Every parent of a young child worries about their child’s development. But some milestones are easier to instinctively track or evaluate than others. And once a missed milestone is intuited or spotted, it’s not always easy for parents to know 

A new study is prompting doctors to rethink the definition of ADHD. Researchers have discovered impairments in three unique brain systems, suggesting that Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder may, in fact, be three distinct types of ADHD disorders, with no commonality, 

Across the world, institutions are moving toward inclusive education, a learning model in which children with special needs and typically developing children study side-by-side. It’s an admirable goal, but a divisive practice; many parents, while supporting inclusive education in theory, 

In To Siri, With Love, a collection of essays about the author’s son, Gus, who has autism, Judith Newman recognizes that the many conversations Gus has with an endlessly patient, non-judgmental and informative Siri, as well as his other use of 

New research has singled out a genetic hotspot related to autism spectrum disorders: a gene identified as TRIO, which influences the development and strength — or weakness — of the connections between brain cells. The scientists found eight autism-associated mutations clustered 

In ADHD news, a growing body of research is turning the way some experts think about the condition on its head, suggesting that many cases of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder may simply be rooted in a lack of regular circadian 

Last year, Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts, Vidyasagar School Chennai and Duckbill Books, ran a contest for authors to write children’s books about kids with special needs. Four books were chosen — and the first two stories for kids are 

A large-scale scientific review has confirmed what the Internet has been shouting about and parents of kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been trying to manage for years: a link between the make-up of gut bacteria and autism. Until now, autism 

When my mother-in-law died a few months ago at the age of 100, she left a huge gap in our lives. She had lived with us for 18 years and she was, to the very end, a vital part of 

I’m used to amazing stories, near-miracles and unlikely transformations. When you work with children with special needs, they’re commonplace, the stuff of everyday. Take a child everybody else has given up on, help him locate his strength, give him the