An article in today's New York Times - A Powerful Identity, a Vanishing Diagnosis - reports that the "Asperger's Syndrome" diagnosis may be eliminated from the 2012 diagnostic manual (D.S.M.-V). In its place, would be a single broad diagnosis of...

Whats the best-kept secret of autism? Well, it may very well be the one that youre keeping. Whether youre a parent of a child with ASD, or someone with autism the debate rages on: Should I tell others about my/my childs autism, or not?From the...

Autism Speaks Responds to New Pediatrics Autism Study Putting Prevalence at 1 in 91 American Children, Including 1 in 58 BoysNew Findings Reinforce the Urgency of Autism as a Major Public Health Crisis, Requiring Intensified Action from the Public...

No single approach is best for every childEvery child who receives the diagnosis of autism may be different, but the families of those children face the same overwhelming challenge finding the best treatment for the complex condition.While there has...

By Nancy Shute U.S. News & World ReportAutism is the only disorder or disease mentioned explicitly in Obamas 24-point agenda on Whitehouse.gov . Heart disease and cancer dont get the call. Neither does diabetes, or other chronic diseases.But there...