The Latest Breaking News from Autism

When the term “social model of disability” was coined by British sociologist Mike Oliver in 1983, it helped form the basis of the disability rights movement.

Author Nivedita Sengputa's book “Above and Beyond – A Journey with My Daughter” was launched in a revised edition recently. The book portrays the author's journey with her daughter, Medha.

Almost a million Australian schoolchildren now have a disability – that’s one in four enrolments. Parents, teachers and advocates say education is at crisis point

Lawsuit filed by student with autism against school district for negligence after violent incident.

Littleton, Colorado, police have arrested Kiarra Jones on charges of third-degree assault for crimes against an at-risk juvenile. Video captured Jones, a paraprofessional with Littleton Public Schools, slapping a 10-year-old boy with autism in the face, stomping his feet, and elbowing him in the stomach as they rode a school…

Ausome Bites empowers individuals with autism through vocational training in baking, offering delicious treats and fostering independence.

The groundbreaking initiative aims to provide job training and confidence to people with autism who can find it hard to cope in Japan's often high-stress and long-hours work environment.

Parenting is already hard enough. A parent is someone who’s responsible for raising another person the best they can. And still, for some, life throws additional challenges, as if parenting itself wasn’t enough. For example, a neurodivergence disorder(s). What’s even worse, some neurodivergent parents don’t even get diagnosed with these…

Autism Awareness Month: At the Sankalp headquarters in Kolappancheri, Chennai, architect Benny Kuriakose has experimented with natural lighting, curved pathways and verandahs as buffer zones