A reporter shares advice on how to tell an honest story about autism and youth suicide that doesn’t impose a simple narrative on the complexities of real life.

Public understanding of autism has never been higher. Still, misconceptions remain when it comes to the full autism spectrum.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Autistic youth face significantly higher rates of depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide than non-autistic ...

A friend whose daughter is autistic recently told me that her therapist encouraged her to mourn the daughter she didn’t get (i.e., the neurotypical one). My friend struggles to parent her daughter, ...

For as long as I can remember, I knew there was something different about me. On the outside, I looked the same as everyone else - two arms, two legs, nothing obviously amiss - but on the inside, ...

When Heather Tingle was invited to take a parenting course after her daughter was diagnosed as autistic, she hoped it might offer some useful advice. Her daughter was in her teens and struggling ...

An autism diagnosis rarely changes a person’s identity but instead serves to explain their lifelong experiences, according to ...

This includes providing more flexibility and support for autistic student teachers. Making recruitment practices inclusive ...

“Does he have autism?” Robert’s mother asked anxiously. I’m a behavioral/developmental pediatrician working in a front-line private practice for the last 45 years in a Bay Area suburb. The family had ...