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 ...
Is It Time To Move Away From ABA Therapy To Treat Autism? Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a type of therapy that can be used to treat a variety of different behaviors, but its most common ...
Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...
As a therapist specializing in the intersection of neurodivergence and mental health, I have met several autistics sharing, at points, a kind of lifelessness. During this experience, speech is slow, ...
When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs.
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.
Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...
UAPB research team says compound found in Arkansas rice can slow aging Researchers at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff have found evidence that a natural compound found in rice bran may ...
Mild autism is unofficially used to describe level 1 autism, or high-functioning autism. People with mild autism might not get diagnosed until adolescence or adulthood because their traits are subtle.