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

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists about for years. Kennedy ...

I don’t begrudge Bill Gates’s musings that he would have been put on the autism spectrum if he were a child today. Yet as a parent of a young adult who is nonverbal with severe autism, I’d like to ...

A nonverbal Texas teen with severe autism was found dead at home in an emaciated “mummified” state with bedsores that exposed “decaying limbs” — prompting cops to arrest her mom. Suspect Crystal ...

Oliver Wendt, a Purdue University assistant professor of speech, language and hearing sciences, demonstrates how the SPEAK all! app allows the user to select images to create a sentence. A version of ...

At four years old, he gently pets flowers and belly laughs when a strong wind blows. He loves to hug his big brother. Maverick is also severely autistic, and according to our new U.S. Health Secretary ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Maverick is magic. At four years old, he gently pets flowers and belly laughs when a ...