If you're parenting a child on the spectrum, you're not alone and neither are they. We've rounded up our favorite movies ...

In the feature film Please Stand By, Dakota Fanning portrays Wendy, a young woman with autism. Ms. Fanning – along with the director, writer and producer of the film – participated in a panel ...

NEW YORK -- As a child with autism, Owen Suskind was unable to speak and had trouble connecting to the world around him. That is, until his family cracked the code of how to communicate with him. It ...

A child's autism diagnosis can twist and tear at a family's fabric and permanently alter its dynamics, but it also can provide unexpected joy and insight. That's something film producer Perrin Chiles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An autism resource fair featuring a screening of a documentary about CSU professor Temple Grandin’s life and work will be held ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — When he was 3 years old, Tristan Wainwright stopped speaking to his parents. His father, Jeff Wainwright, 44, said Tristan would only repeat movie lines and had severe communication ...

HAMILTON -- For a child with a sensory processing disorder, going to the movie theaters can be overwhelming and disorienting. In hopes of making movie-going more enjoyable, the Hamilton Theater is ...

Over the past 50 years, the New England Center for Children (NECC) has embarked on groundbreaking research and led the way for training in the autism field. In order to celebrate its five-decade ...