A meta-analysis of 226 studies involving 57,000-plus participants suggests the "autism lacks empathy" narrative is largely ...

Environmental restraint includes the use of obstacles, barriers or locks to prevent a person from moving around freely. This may include isolation from other people. The Mental Health Units (Use of ...

In the 1950s, a so-called “refrigerator mother” theory falsely blamed autism on emotionally cold mothers, fueling decades of ...

At a very young age, Maxwell Huffman knew that he absorbed the world around him differently than most of his classmates.

Most buildings are designed for “neurotypical” minds. When we design for the full range of human experience—school, home, and ...

In the meantime, his twin sister feels abandoned because of the attention her brother received growing up. She lives across ...

The theory behind leucovorin's use for autism postulates that some children have a blockage in the transport of folic acid ...

Give this classroom go-to a boost by providing students with a variety of pathways to practice their listening and speaking ...

President Donald Trump and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have officially found scapegoats to ...

Poor saliva control (sialorrhoea) represents a considerable burden to paediatric patients with neurodevelopmental ...

One in four children starting school now has a speech or language delay. It can hold back their learning, affect their friendships and harm their mental health. Speech therapists are struggling to ...

The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program ...