Masking” is part of life, especially for those with autism or A.D.H.D. But hiding your true self comes with a cost.

About one in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to estimates from CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Although autism affects how one ...

Studies suggest that parents of children with autism face higher risks of divorce than those of parents with neurotypical children. Source: pixelshot / Canva Pro Raising a child with autism can have a ...

Imagine having a child who meets all of the milestones for development as an infant, but in his toddler years, everything changes. Progress becomes regression. Verbal skills may disappear, and younger ...

Does your family have a child with autism? Autism and associated conditions have been in the news a lot lately. We'd like to interview families with autistic children. How do you cope? What's your ...

Sandy Petrovic’s service and advocacy for those dealing with autism was recently recognized by Milestones Autism Resources, a national organization that works to improve the lives of autistic families ...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Probably nothing better describes the emotions of raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). You love your child very much and cannot ...

Milicevic is a graduate of UCLA, a writer and a former fifth-grade teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. She lives in Del Cerro. I often go back in my mind to the beginning of the ...

PHILADELPHIA -- On the morning of Aug. 23 Marwa Nadama took her 5-year-old son, Abubakar, to the Advanced Integrative Medicine Center in Portersville, Pa., to meet with Dr. Roy Eugene Kerry, a ...

NEWTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Children coping with autism will soon have a new place to play in Newtown, Bucks County. The Action Cam was at the Potential facility as leaders broke ground on a new playground ...