A number of news media reports have detailed physical or even sexual assaults by children with autism or intellectual disabilities. In some cases, the victims have suffered serious head injuries. At ...

Every time I write about extremely aggressive or self-injurious behaviors – either those my son Jonah exhibited before he was medically stabilized in 2010, or those of other autistic teens I know who ...

About The Study: The results of this study involving 70 youths with autism across four psychiatric inpatient hospitals suggest that wearable biosensing and machine learning may hold promise for ...

It is important to address the underlying causes of hitting and aggression, such as frustration, sensory overload, communication difficulties, emotional dysregulation, or lack of coping skills. And it ...

Some prior studies have suggested that CBD could help reduce problematic behaviors in children with autism. However, no controlled clinical trials have addressed safety, tolerability and efficacy of ...

"Thank God you don't have autistic kids. You don't deserve them." A mom has gone viral in recent days after the video she shared showing a "hard day" with her son, who has autism, sparked a tidal wave ...