Autism Spectrum Disorder

Some of the measures Cooper City took include setting aside low-sensory areas for outdoor events with loud noises, and adding signs in offices to tell visitors what to expect.

The increasing rate of ASD diagnoses has driven a growing demand for education, therapy and other services for neurodivergent kids, their families and their support networks.

While screening techniques for ASD have improved, diagnosis and cause are still far from straightforward. On WGCU's Gulf Coast Life, a discussion about the early detection.

Some advocates are also concerned that 988 could incidentally increase the Baker Acting of children with autism and developmental disabilities.

Roughly 2% of adults in the nation have autism spectrum disorder – that’s about 5.4 million people over 18. And a lot of them go through life masking, which is any attempt or strategy “to hide your disability.”

Despite increased awareness, research advances and wider insurance coverage for therapies, children often wait months to get an autism diagnosis and begin intervention services.

A House Democrat on Tuesday filed a bill that could place new requirements on health insurers related to the screening of children for autism spectrum…

How do young adults diagnosed with a form of autism describe themselves? This week on Florida Matters, we meet Andrew Casey, 23, who interviewed his peers…

Instead of going to the experts to define autism we asked people who had been diagnosed with neurological disorder to explain it. “Autism is like being on