autism

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

The stakes are high. An accurate diagnosis is the key to unlocking the right services, and for children with autism spectrum disorder, early intervention is critical.

Students who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 may not be able to attend school if classmates aren't wearing masks, their parents argue.

Stuart-based Positive Behavior Support alleges that the electronic visit-verification system is changing behavior-analysis claims after submission and making them invalid.

An experimental medicine seems to ease symptoms of Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder that is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disabilities and autism.

Nonprofit OCA provides programs for individuals with special needs in Orlando. Executive director Silvia Haas recently spoke with WMFE’s Talia Blake about how food insecurity is affecting people with autism.

Goodman Jewish Family Services' disabilities department, called Joshua's Path, has launched a free new program, 'Zoom Together' to create structure and community for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the time of coronavirus closures and scattered re-openings.

Alachua County Public Schools are set to open on Aug. 24, with many students resuming distance learning. But for children on the autism spectrum, that is…

Brains affected by autism appear to share a problem with cells that make myelin, the insulating coating surrounding nerve fibers that controls the speed at which the fibers convey electrical signals.

When Fort Lauderdale author Dawn Davies moved to South Florida as a child, she wasn’t really a fan. “In Florida the outside is always trying to get in...