For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

For most of human history, the mind was a mystery box. Behavior emerged, and we simply accepted it—strange, brilliant, troubled, gifted. But today, we peer inside that box. We map genes. We track ...

Ms. May is a writer and the mother of a child with autism. When I tell strangers that my daughter is autistic, their questions are often so far from my reality, it’s painful. Does she have a unique ...

Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services.

Ms. May is a writer and the mother of a child with autism. My daughter hasn’t spoken in five years. She never had many words, but they all disappeared just before she turned 2. She used to clap her ...