LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir Simon Baron-Cohen has received the 2026 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, a distinction described as carrying Nobel Prize-level prestige. He is ...

F rom the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a ...

The CEO of the North East Autism Society looks forward to ending his career with the completion of an ambitious farm project that will give ...

Autism is often misunderstood, shrouded in stereotypes, and burdened with misconceptions about its impact on lives. As we move beyond one-dimensional portrayals, it’s time to reevaluate the narratives ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) Parents of autistic children are speaking out following Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s press conference Wednesday, where he discussed the findings of ...

The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program called Thriving Kids. When announcing the change last month, health and ...

Molly Siobhan Parker is on a quest to dispel myths around autism - especially autistic women. She was diagnosed at the age of 22 and is one of a growing number of newly-diagnosed adults. Diagnoses of ...

A mum who shares her journey of raising an autistic daughter online has built a supportive community of parents. Samantha's video of her daughter, Nina, who is non-verbal, saying "I love you" went ...

John Frizzell always had a feeling he was different. The Hollywood film score composer could rattle off facts about chess puzzles, Immanuel Kant’s synthetic a priori knowledge and other esoteric ...

Masking is a strategy that some autistic folks use to appear non-autistic and be more accepted in society. Researchers are just now beginning to explore masking in autism, so it is hard to say how ...