12-21 NOTE: I have just posted the IACC's official statement on autism and violence here. I think both essays are worthy of discussion and I'll await your thoughts on both . . . . John Elder Robison ...

In August 2017, we received news that would change our lives forever. Fueled by our concern over delayed development in our son, Jamey, we were recommended by his pediatrician to visit a specialist.

Researchers have found no connection between autism and violence, but that hasn't stopped the mainstream media from harping on Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's apparent bout with Asperger's syndrome, a ...

The term was coined in the 1980s by psychiatrist Dr Lorna Wing, whose work transformed how autism was understood in the UK.

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

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