Susan Walton’s son has autism. He was diagnosed at age 2, when she was pregnant with twins. Spontaneity, she learned, would quickly become a thing of the past, as predictability and routine ...

Experts share tips on keeping children with autism active and engaged during summer break. Fun activities include outdoor and indoor activities.

The researchers found boys with autism played video games about twice as long than typically-developing children (2.1 hours per day vs. 1.2 hours, respectively).

Counselors Kayla Norek, left, and Maddy Rabadi, center, play games with children on the autism spectrum participating in the summerMAX program at Henry J. Kalfas Elementary School in Niagara Falls ...

Children with autism require adequate attention and appropriate development. In line with this, it is important to find engaging and educational activities that can be fun and rewarding.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Halloween is fast approaching and, for most kids, it’s a fun time filled with activities, dressing up and, of course, trick-or-treating.But for children with autism and ...

One night, Anthony said he was going for a walk. Shortly after, his parents heard the sirens. Youth suicide has been on the rise in recent years. For kids with autism, it's even more common ...

Every year dozens of children gather at Center Ridge Outpost for Kamp Kaleidoscope, a week-long camp where they all do the same activities available at any other summer camp.

Autism is on the rise among young children, according to a new study.. The study, published Thursday in the journal Pediatrics, found that autism rates tripled over the last 16 years.. Researchers ...

From obstacle courses to cooking classes to horseback riding, several Long Island groups offer extracurricular activities that help children on the autism spectrum feel more at ease while they ...