Newswise — It’s been more than 80 years since the “father of child psychiatry,” Leo Kanner, made the first clinical diagnosis of autism. For most of that time, education and services have taken place ...

A Wisconsin study found that training primary care providers to use the STAT autism assessment tool, supported by a year-long ...

Toilet or potty training is a significant developmental milestone for children. However, for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developing a toilet routine can take longer and present ...

There are many effective approaches to managing or treating autism. Early intervention with highly structured behavioral, cognitive, and communication therapies can sometimes dramatically help ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Warner Robins mother has gathered 28,000 signatures on a petition calling for specialized autism training for law enforcement officers after an encounter involving her autistic ...

A study of 438 law enforcement officers found that autism training significantly reduced stigma and increased neurodiversity-affirming attitudes, though item-level results revealed unexpected shifts ...

Two years ago, Dawn Turnage’s 18-year-old son Justin walked away from a local pool and into a Best Buy at the Waterford Lakes Town Center, dripping wet and wearing only his underwear. Turnage called ...

Training that helps first responders recognize autism-related behaviors and adjust their approach in the first critical minutes of an emergency could save lives. That was the message of a recent ...

Autism Action Partnership hosted autism training for five law enforcement agencies in Nebraska and Iowa Thursday. Officers learned how to interact with people on the spectrum and de-escalate ...