KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Instagram post from March praised a Kansas City restaurant’s reaction to a mom and her young son. It has thousands of likes and hundreds of shares. The caption reads in part, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. According to the CDC, rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder ...

Discussing the rise in children of color diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders For Autism Awareness Month, our panelists discuss the recent CDC report of an increase in children of color diagnosed ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes occur together. While FXS is a known genetic cause of ASD, not everyone who receives an FXS diagnosis is autistic, and not all ...

Despite the increasing awareness and understanding of ASD, "African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed at older ages than white children, giving them less of an opportunity for ...

Given the challenges kids and teens with autism often face regarding sensory sensitivities and changes in routine, the exposure activities for a plan of action targeting these fears may need to be ...

Recently, I had the privilege of speaking with a group of courageous mothers raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). As someone deeply committed to mental health, I am often invited into ...