TRICARE, the military’s healthcare program, limits coverage of applied behavior analysis, a type of therapy for people with ...
If a mental health or psych diagnosis feels wrong, there may be a reason: 5 common autism misdiagnoses, why they happen, and ...
Most autistic people support genetic research but fear how the findings might be used. Their concerns are becoming harder to ...
When Tiffany Hammond was growing up in Texas, in the nineteen-nineties, other children teased her for how she spoke: she talked too softly, she talked in a monotone, she paused too long between words, ...
Seventy-two percent of people with autism also meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (Reuben, K.E., Stanzione, C.M, and Singleton, J. L., 2021) There are a number of reasons ...
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and autism can co-occur, and genetic factors, symptoms, and causes may overlap. Treatment for EDS may help to slow its progression and prevent complications. EDS is a ...
Families can choose to share information that lets first responders know when a person with autism may be present in a home ...