Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision ...
With a new report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tacitly embracing a recently coined autism classification and providing a first-of-its-kind breakdown on the number of kids on the ...
Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...
Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again.
The Marcus Foundation has awarded a $21.9 million grant to support the largest-ever study of behavior, brain, and biomarkers ...
While mild cases make up the majority of autism diagnoses, "profound" autism affects about 27% of American children with the developmental disability, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Wendy Rollins, the mother of one of three disabled adults who died in what police said was a carbon monoxide poisoning case ...