Syracuse, N.Y. -- When Heather Patrick was growing up, she knew she was different. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with autism. She graduated from high school at 21, and went from one community ...

For the first time since he was about 2 years old, Chris Harlow has started communicating. Harlow, now 9, is autistic and non-verbal, so simple tasks like asking for something to eat or to go to go ...

The CDC estimates that one in 54 children is affected by autism, a neurological disorder that disrupts early development in cognition and communication, leading to impairment in cognitive and social ...

Experts generally agree that, no matter how many words you use, a large percentage of communication comes via nonverbal actions — facial expressions, body language, and so on. If you are autistic like ...