A new advocacy group for people with severe autism taps into the deep divide in the community over who should speak for those on the spectrum.

As U.S. immigration enforcement becomes stricter under the Trump administration, more immigrant families are cutting ties with healthcare services and other critical government programs.

Autistic children from low-income families are undercounted and underserved, a gap community leaders are working to bridge.

The Texas anti-vaccine movement is aggressive, well organized and politically engaged.

Just 16 percent of adults with autism are in full-time paid employment, and those who do get a job often face discrimination and isolation at work.

The best way to deliver surprises from genetic findings is to provide adequate information and counseling alongside the results.

Autistic children in the United Kingdom are increasingly being suspended or expelled from school because of ‘behavioral problems,’ official figures show.

A pioneering project is showing how, 17 years since the first draft of the human genome, our genes are giving up their secrets and bringing hope to parents around the world.

The United States has approved a compound derived from marijuana as a treatment for certain types of epilepsy. The ruling may spell good news for autism research.

A total of 1,500 ‘unaccompanied’ children, from newborns to age 3, have been called in to immigration court since 1 October 2015, according to U.S. Justice Department data.