Defense lawyers for Tanner Horner have asked for the death penalty to be taken off the table because they say he has autism.

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...

Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC), the Nipman Foundation and the India Autism Center, in collaboration with the ...

Tanner Horner's lawyers argued that Horner's Autism Spectrum Disorder "reduces his moral blameworthiness" in the case.

At Shanghai’s Aihao Center, parents and teachers are equipping autistic children with the skills they need to thrive in ...

The goal is for the course to eventually branch out to include educating faculty and staff, security guards, law enforcement, ...

This report is based on a recent in-depth article by the BBC, which examined how modern genetics is transforming scientific understanding of autism and reigniting debates within the autistic community ...

As a Virginia Beach mother mourns her son and files a $150 million lawsuit against a regional special education program, a ...

This Is Us” was far more than a theme at Parc Center for Disabilities’ 56th annual Black-Tie Gala — it was a showcase of ...

The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment” from being inflicted on prisoners.