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While some people feel moments of loneliness or social anxiety from time to time, investigative reporter Christina Buttons ...

Central autism-related features like affect dysregulation and resistance to routine were associated with higher co-occurring symptom severity.

Autism is a spectrum, and that means there is no single presentation,” said Nurse Practitioner Lacey Watson, with Providence Pediatrics in Humboldt. “Some children need significant daily support, ...

Families say ABA has been life-changing. But a surge in Medicaid spending — and questions about who's collecting it — has drawn scrutiny.

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

Many of the behaviors manifested by people with autism are the same behaviors officers are trained to perceive as suspicious. As Alice Smith's son Jamie approached his teen years, it dawned on her the ...

That just kept going, week after week, day after day.” Her communication difficulties, sensitivity to noise and other ...

Dr. Rebecca Thompson, president of the Illinois Providers for Applied Behavior Analysis Access and Quality, said an amendment ...

The education department offered more money for specialists serving autistic students on the neighbor islands. Four years ...