I can say from personal experience that being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder can feel very isolating. Increasingly, however, it’s not unusual. In the U.S., 1 in 31 children are diagnosed with ...

Anthony Hopkins said his wife, Stella Arroyave, has a theory about him. "I'm obsessed with numbers. I'm obsessed with detail.

Re “ In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad ” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for certain: The autism label will continue to evolve as we learn more about what we currently ...

Listen to Mom and Dad Are Fighting by clicking the arrow on the audio player below: Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙Download ∙ Play in another tab In this week’s edition of Slate’s parenting podcast ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sue Pederson knows that the teenage boys in her treatment program have trouble making conversation. They may not know what to talk about -- or, once they get started, when to shut up.

MARIEMONT, Ohio (WKRC) -The 14-year-old Mariemont student's arrest report showed that he has Asperger's syndrome.Psychologists say it's a form of autism. Asperger's has been a way of describing ...

As is not uncommon among autistic kids, I was not fond of change, although I’d had to deal with my share of it. But the way they chose to structure their rules helped to make change less scary. In the ...