Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When we try to learn something new, our curiosity ...

Although autistic people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety, they are less likely to receive the support they need than people without autism, says ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April marks Autism Acceptance Month, with World Autism Day occurring on April 2 every year. The month is meant to be a time for ...

PHILADELPHIA — The college gym is packed with employers offering work opportunities, but Jimmy Myers, a freshman at Drexel University, has come to the career fair to speak with just one of them: the ...

Autistic Australians face a homelessness risk nearly three times higher than the general population, according to new ...

When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an ...

The road to Hannah’s mind opened a few days before her 13th birthday. Her parents, therapists, nutritionists and teachers had spent years preparing the way. They had moved mountains to improve her ...

Autistic people deserve better than a headline. Yet a widely circulated claim that autistic individuals have an average life expectancy of just 54 years continues to echo across media outlets, ...

If you read Brandon Fleury a story when he was three, he’d recite it back to you word for word. His father Patrick, then a professional tennis coach, was both bemused and impressed by his physically ...