HAWAII-- April is Autism Awareness Month, and a host of events across Oahu and the Big Island are wrapping up this week. Hulihe'e Palace lit up downtown Kona in blue to begin Autism Awareness Month.

Calls for children with autism spectrum disorder to carry blue buckets while trick-or-treating on Halloween to signify they may have difficulty communicating have often gone viral on social media and ...

Students with autism have special challenges. They have trouble communicating, difficulty expressing their emotions and interacting with each other and their teachers. At Durham's School for the ...

Communication is vital to expressing and getting what we want and need, bonding with other people and navigating the world in which we live. But, by definition, autistic people often deal with ...

We have all been onlookers in a place where a child or an adult has been in our midst, having difficulty communicating their needs, comprehension or being unable to depict danger. With challenging ...

Many therapists tell me that, with hindsight, they're sure that some of their past clients were autistic. These therapists often feel that they used to have preconceptions about how autistic people ...

AUTISM affects a growing number of Filipinos, making awareness and understanding a national concern. According to the Autism ...

Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhDMedically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), often known simply as autism, is a developmental disability in children and adults.

A program designed to assist drivers with autism or hearing difficulties is helping improve communication between drivers and police during traffic stops across Connecticut. The Blue and Green ...