Even as a practitioner who works with autistic women, and as an autistic woman myself, understanding what exactly autism spectrum disorder is can be difficult. We tend to think of spectrums in terms ...

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 ...

In some ways, it’s a subtle shift; in other ways, it’s profound: April, once known as Autism Awareness Month, is now Autism Acceptance Month. Regardless of whether you see it as subtle or profound, I ...