“Your child is autistic.” I can only imagine what it’s like to hear those words for the first time from your child’s doctor.

Many parents find that raising an autistic child is an incredible privilege, bringing about positive experiences such as increased family closeness, personal growth, and expanded social networks.

Trevor Mazzucchelli is a co-author of Stepping Stones Triple P – Positive Parenting Program and a consultant to Triple P International. The Parenting and Family Support Centre is partly funded by ...

If you’re a parent or carer of a child who’s autistic, the odds are you’re spinning more plates than the average person. The emotional, physical and logistical demands stack up, often without the kind ...

CINCINNATI — Sheletta Brundidge understands the difficulty of parenting children with autism. Three of her four kids have autism. " You spend 24 hours a day, seven days a week trying to keep your ...

Dena Petzoldt of Jackson was handing out fliers at the recent SEMO District Fair parade when a tearful mother anxiously took one with concern for her child. The ...

A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health – and reduce levels of tooth decay and surgery. It follows a study led by the ...

The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling.

Nearly half of parents of autistic teenagers said their kids are being bullied at school, a survey said. The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine said the figure of autistic students who ...

A social media influencer is promoting industrial bleach as a false “autism cure”, despite health warnings and reports from parents that their children have become seriously ill after following her ...