GATES, N.Y. – Saturday morning, the Gates Public Library hosted Campaign D, a nonprofit founded by people on the autism spectrum. The event featured a panel of autistic people who each picked five ...

BUFFALO, NY-- Like so many highly-functioning autistic children, eight-year-old twins Nathaniel and Sebastian Berg have had lots of difficulty having even a simple conversation. Their mother, Nisha ...

What's in a label? Everything, advocacy groups say. May 25, 2011— -- Eileen Parker was 41 years old when she discovered her quirky, misunderstood behavior had a name: Asperger's. The syndrome, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lauren Shouse wonders why her third child, Luke, is autistic. Was it his difficult birth? Was it something inherited that made her 6-year-old so stubborn and unwilling to speak?

The first days of school bustle with smiles, enthusiasm, and in some cases, dread. For autistic children in particular, school can be less than welcoming. Autistic children are more likely to be ...

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON LESS THAN THREE WEEKS UNTIL STUDENTS IN MOST OF OUR LOCAL COUNTIES EMBARK ON A NEW JOURNEY. AND OF COURSE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. THE TRANSITION TO MIDDLE AND ...