Engaging in self-stimulatory behavior, or “stimming,” is often associated with autism and ADHD. But everyone stims to a ...

From tapping your fingers to rocking back and forth, these common habits may be ways your brain self-soothes, experts say.

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

Since diagnostic criteria for autism was established based on men, autism can be especially difficult to identify in women.

The concept of the “autism spectrum,” once revolutionary, may now oversimplify autism’s complexity. Experts argue autism isn’t a line from mild to severe but a diverse set of traits and needs, ...

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become "part of everyday language" since the phrase was coined in the 1980s by psychiatrist Dr Lorna Wing, whose work transformed how autism was ...

A Lewis-Palmer School District teacher is being recognized for her exceptional work with special needs students, earning ...

These gastrointestinal issues also worsened several common behaviors in autism, including social issues, repetitive behaviors such as stimming, aggression and sleep problems. Past research suggests ...

TONY SPIRIDAKIS: I didn't know what autism was, and so when the diagnosis came ... And I think that you see that in the stimming, you know, because stimming is not just, oh, I'm overwhelmed. It's also ...