A 6-year-old boy with autism was rescued from a pond on Christmas Day by Florida police, fewer than 18 months after a similar ...

Reese Applegate is one of seven Kentucky kids with severe autism living at a facility in Kansas, receiving lifesaving care Kentucky doesn't offer.

Readers weigh in on the challenges of defining and diagnosing the condition. To the Editor: Re “In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for ...

Common signs of autism include trouble with social communication and a fixation on certain routines or topics — Nelson says ...