The teenage boy, who’s on the autism spectrum, wore a black trench coat every day as a comfort garment. He talked obsessively about video...

Students on the autism spectrum may do well in high school, but fail in college, writes Brendan Borrell on Spectrum. Some colleges now...

One in 59 eight-year-olds has autism spectrum disorder, according to a new Centers for Disease Control report. The rate of autism...

Beth Hawkins writes about what it’s like when your child’s teachers don’t really believe he can learn. Her older son was offered learning...

Lane Wright  and his wife bought a home in a racially and economically diverse neighborhood in Tallahassee, he writes on Education Post....

George Yinoulis, a fourth grader in Raleigh, N.C., made a video to explain to classmates how he lives with autism. #autism

Swim Team, a documentary, about three young men with autism who compete as the Jersey Hammerheads, will premiere on PBS’ POV tomorrow...

College students with autism and other “neurodiverse” conditions could use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to overturn speech...

Atypical, a new Netflix show about a family that includes a high school boy with autism, is drawing mixed reviews, writes Mark Walsh on...

Julia, a Muppet on the autism spectrum, has made her debut on Sesame Street. Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Big Bird learn to play a little...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantees students with disabilities the chance to make “appropriately ambitious”...

Life, Animated didn’t win the Oscar for best documentary (blame O.J. Simpson), but the movie about Disney and autism is well worth...