To many autistic people, the puzzle piece represents stigma, exclusion and a harmful push to make them conform.

With a new season of “Love on the Spectrum,” the participants talk to CNN about the challenges and rewards of going outside your comfort zone a little day by day.

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The three levels of autism are based on the amount of support required for daily functioning. Learn how they are determined ...

New research reveals that individuals with autism express emotions using the same facial muscles as neurotypical individuals, but at intensities too subtle for the human eye to detect.

Kansas baseball coach Dan Fitzgerald noticed a gesture by the student section: “One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen a ...

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The key signs of autism in women — and why girls so often slip through the cracks - To this day, autism in women is still ...

The National Autistic Society says that getting autism diagnoses is important because it helps autistic people understand ...

Clockwise from top right: The sensory room at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maplewood, New Jersey, is a favorite place for Kai, 9, and Rumi, 5, who are neurodivergent; the room of calm includes a ...

But the fact that this idea has been disproven is not stopping the Trump administration from establishing a large-scale federal study looking at the “link” between vaccines and autism, and the ...

The limb is deprived of oxygen-rich blood, which causes deep, cramping muscle pain. Signs of a Blood Clot in the Arm 3. Blue or Red Skin in One Limb A blood clot within an extremity vein can cause the ...