Joe Giacinto recently got the chance to live out his dream by playing the National Anthem at a major sporting event for the ...

Musician Derek Paravicini performs during the Lili Claire Foundation 10th annual benefit in Los Angeles, California, 2007 - Getty Derek Paravicini cannot tell his right hand from his left or dress ...

A 14-year-old boy who is blind and has autism made a harmonious home run with his moving performance of the Star Spangled Banner at Fenway Park this week. Christopher Duffley was invited to perform ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people.

In grade school, Jamie Donovan often spent recess picking bark off trees. At home, she sometimes hid in her father’s truck if she needed to block out visual stimulation and sounds. She usually had ...

BENTONVILLE -- A Lowell man was arrested Friday in connection with the death of his autistic and blind daughter along with endangering charges involving his five other autistic sons and daughters.

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

Four times as many children have been diagnosed with autism in the past two decades amid improved awareness and screening and evolving definitions. A new study suggests diagnoses have increased at a ...

Many of the autistic adult clients who come to my organization for coaching didn’t know they were autistic until their 20s, 30s, 40s or even later. For most of them, learning they are autistic later ...

Autism can be a taboo topic for many communities. For parents with school-aged children who are diagnosed with autism, there's a concern about having access to resources to assist them, what their ...