Soar Autism Center announced the launch of a free, 40-hour Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training program rooted in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) — a developmental-behavioral approach ...

When you talk to a child as an adult, you unconsciously change the way you speak. It is often thought that such adjustments ...

Research suggests that autistic people have a higher risk for self-harm. Negative and unsupportive environments and challenges with emotional expression and communication may contribute to this ...

A Catalight researcher has been awarded a $4.5 million National Institute of Health (NIH) R01 grant to study RUBIES, a program aimed at reducing challenging behaviors among autistic elementary ...

When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs.

UNC NRI researchers examine how dietary choline and genetics may shape cognitive and language outcomes in children with ...

Straith Hospital in Southfield has opened a specialized pediatric behavioral health unit that is designed to serve children ...

Intensive behavioral intervention can be effective at eliminating pica, which is the repeated ingestion of inedible substances, researchers from Marcus Autism Center report. The findings are published ...

When Tiffany Hammond was growing up in Texas, in the nineteen-nineties, other children teased her for how she spoke: she talked too softly, she talked in a monotone, she paused too long between words, ...

Discovering that your child has autism can change your life tremendously. Notwithstanding your deep love for your child, parents can experience feelings of grief, anger, fear, and stress. Parents may ...