When James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they wer ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Meet Brian Mitchell. If he looks familiar, you’ve probably seen his smiling face at Tom’s West Bay Deli in Traverse City. He’s been working there for almost six years now, and his ...

The recent death of a 9-year-old girl with autism is highlighting a serious safety concern for children with autism.

The event, now in its second year, raises funds for the STARability Foundation, which supports individuals with autism and ...

When our daughter Rebecca was young, she became more and more independent as the years flew by. Now a young adult, she is living in Seattle, has a job, is in love and is surrounded by good friends.

The body of 9-year-old Jenny Dim was recovered in a pond near her Florence home after she went missing on Friday.

Erica Bacon is working on a special photography project called "Faces of Autism", where autistic individuals are photographed ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people.

A study in Nature Mental Health provides evidence that depression, trauma, and loneliness drive suicidal thoughts in older adults with autistic traits. The findings indicate that targeted mental ...

(Koto_feja/iStock/Getty Images Plus) People with autism may be up to six times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease in ...