Certain conditions, such as large class size, may help children with mild autism gain a foothold in their school’s social network.

School and medical records for children with autism in largely Hispanic neighborhoods often do not reflect the children’s condition.

One in five children in the United States have a psychiatric condition, but schools often lack the training and resources they need to give these students the support they need.

A university must pay the U.S. government $9.5 billion for false claims on federal grants, a mother explains her decision to donate her son’s brain to science, and investigators struggle to enroll families in autism research.

Modern treatments for autism are often led by parents and integrated into a child’s daily life.

Hillary Clinton releases an expansive mental health care agenda; researchers call for autism research in sub-Saharan Africa; and a scientist alleges gender bias at the National Institutes of Health.

Applied behavioral analysis is the most widely used therapy for autism, but some people say its drills and routines are cruel, and its aims misguided.

Most children who learn more than one language gain valuable skills, and researchers say this may also be true for children with autism.

Splashy corporate initiatives aim to hire people with autism, but finding and keeping work is still a struggle for those on the spectrum. Can virtual avatars and for-profit startups help?