Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

As children with autism and their families experience a wide range of challenges, it can often feel like there is little change happening no matter what treatment they try — often impacting daily life ...

For autistic children, receiving more hours of treatment may not lead to better outcomes, according to a new peer-reviewed study by researchers at the nonprofit Catalight Research Institute. The ...

Applied behavior analysis has become one of Medicaid’s fastest-growing costs, prompting cuts that families say threaten ...

Social robots are efficacious and effective for children with autism, according to a study published online Dec. 24 in Science Robotics.

New York State is on the brink of a disastrous decision that will harm thousands of children with autism. The proposed Medicaid cuts to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy will widen existing ...

In addition to infections/sepsis and medication overdose, a person may die from fat embolus, in which a piece of fat tissue ...

Changes to the review process for autism therapy at Kern Health Systems are raising concerns among families who say treatment ...

Even as rates of autism soar in Houston and across the country, charter schools focused on these students are rare in Texas, ...

Decades of research show that when children with autism spectrum disorder get intensive ABA, they make strong gains in independence and require less support at school and in the community. It’s the ...

Autism therapy centers offer services like applied behavior analysis (ABA), in which positive reinforcement is used to help people improve skills like communication, socializing, self-care and motor ...