“Survivor 48” may have just served up the most emotional episode in the show’s history. Eva Erickson is the first openly autistic contestant to compete on “Survivor,” and she initially told only one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eagan native Eva Erickson earned her spot in the “Survivor” Hall of Fame during the fifth episode of the show’s 48th season when ...

"I was stimming, I was scratching myself, I was on the ground rocking in a ball, and I was almost disappointed this wasn't shown because I know it's important for people with autism to see me in that ...

It’s been more than three years since the Lancet Commission proposed the new term “profound autism” to describe the subset of the autism spectrum most disabled by the disorder. This label has been ...

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to ...