For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

Jessi Brown said she never wants to stop her kids from being who they are. One mom is making it her mission to champion her kids with autism by sharing and not suppressing their stimming behaviors.

One readily noticeable pathognomonic trait of autism is hand-flapping—a stereotyped motor movement that can look a bit like an attempt to accelerating the drying of nail polish. Not all with autism do ...

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — An Attleboro special education teacher accused of slapping two students with autism last month was arrested Monday morning, according to police. Police said Susan Martin, 57, ...

Cellphone video captured the moment a man slapped a child with autism for touching his car in Pacoima. Alfredo Morales, 10, and his older sister were crossing the street when the boy reached out and ...

What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes? Parents and even doctors sometimes miss these red flags for autism ...

ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - An elementary school teacher in Attleboro has been arrested for allegedly slapping two students. Susan Martin, 57, of Kingston, was arrested Monday and charged with two ...

A Southern California family expressed outrage after a man who slapped their boy with autism filed court papers Monday to request diversion instead of jail time. The attorney for Scott Sakajian, who ...