Joel Stanley, the founder and former CEO of Charlotte’s Web, is leading an effort to achieve approval from the FDA for a ...

Bill Gates said he believes he would have been diagnosed with autism if he were growing up today. The tech billionaire made ...

Officials said the new initiative “will ease communication between neurodivergent drivers and law enforcement.” ...

Autism spectrum disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that are characterized by impaired social interaction and communication skills, and are often accompanied by other behavioural ...

A man with autism who once struggled to hug his daughters broke the Guinness World Record for most hugs in 60 seconds.

Delaware County sheriff's deputies will participate in a program aimed at heading off conflicts with people on the autism ...

Understanding autism as a developmental difference rather than a defect is essential in fostering a supportive environment.

A toddler who responds to their name, copies spoken words, and waves "bye-bye," for instance, is developing normally. It's unlikely they have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a diagnosis that ...

A Norwich man was committed to 32 years in the Whiting Forensic Hospital: Here's why he was committed for so long ...

We were happy to see the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office join the Blue Envelope Program. As we reported last week, Sheriff Craig DuMond — who is nearing the end of his term as president of the New ...

A person who is said to have risk factors often has a first degree relative with an autism spectrum disorder, but it is impossible to quantify the risk at this time. It is important to understand ...

“We now see autism as more of a colour wheel than a rising linear graph ... It’s all quite nuanced.” People on the spectrum are neither all prodigies with Rainman-like memories or ...