Sovereign Hill is introducing relaxed sensory sessions of its popular Winter Wonderlights to allow people with autism and ...

Private health insurer Bupa has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty after admitting it incorrectly rejected hospital claims from thousands of members. See how professionals are reacting.

The father-of-four chef, 58, was diagnosed with Type I bipolar disorder in 2023. He divides his time between Berkshire and ...

According to a sweeping 2000 analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a range of 2–7 per 1,000, or roughly 0.5 percent of US children, were diagnosed with autism in the 1990s ...

In the ’80s and ’90s, low-support needs individuals would have been less likely to receive an autism diagnosis given the more restrictive criteria and less overall awareness of the disorder ...

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

Autism is a growing epidemic: Misconception There has been much attention on the prevalence of autism. It is true that in the last twenty years, the rate of autism occurrence has changed, from one in ...

In honor of Autism Awareness Month, the Northeast Arc Autism Support Center held a bike-riding clinic for children with autism and other developmental disabilities in Lynn, Massachusetts on ...

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate, behave and interact with others.

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 ...

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues.