A recent Department of Education review revealing that nearly all 30 schools it inspected had admission policies which could restrict enrolment of autistic children is a stark reminder of the ...

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Parents of autistic children have much higher levels of stress than parents of children with other disabilities. And it’s not ...

Autistic children also have restricted interests and repetitive behavioural patterns. Children with autism are generally present with anxiety, (Shutterstock) In an interview with HT Lifestyle ...

For them, it's fun and games. But for researchers like Bhat, it's an exploration of how play affects cognitive functioning in children with autism. Bhat's intervention research separated autistic ...

And it’s not just me. Online spaces are full of autistic adults and the parents of autistic children expressing frustration at this phrase. So where does the idea come from, that autistic traits ...

When Aoife Daly read the findings of a report by inspectors into how school admissions policies are placing barriers to entry for children with autism, there was no surprise – just recognition.

Caring for disabled children is a long-term job. There is no retirement from special care. The abilities and needs of autistic children vary. Some can live independently, while the extreme ...

Following the drowning of a 6-year-old boy with autism in November, a local nonprofit is pushing for legislation requiring fencing around water near schools and homes of children with autism.

New Delhi: Exposure to cadmium from cigarette smoke and lead from imported toys may be linked to autism development in children. A study at AIIMS revealed that children aged 3-12 years with Autism ...

They seem to have no such restraint, despite being misinformed about Autism Spectrum Disorder. If you’re saying “nothing’s wrong” as a way to refute the idea that a child might be ...