She struggled to adapt, which is a common problem for autistic people, so like many others on the spectrum, Parsons tried applied behavior analysis (ABA). A controversial but widely-used form of ...

I consider my strengths to be teaching functional communication and decreasing ... Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism ...

A new clinic is helping children with profound autism work on the life skills they’ll need for a successful future. “He’s ...

A neuroimaging study of over 200 individuals with autism found no evidence of atypical functional connectivity in the amygdala, a brain region critical for processing emotions, particularly fear, and ...