Gianna Joachim is a hurricane, a twister of giggles and screeches, a steel blue-eyed, ivory-skinned 7-year-old whose internal motor is always revving at top speed. Gianna hurls herself on the floor ...

The CDC estimates there are at least 5.4 million adults in the U.S. with autism. Jackie Ceonzo knew something wasn’t right when her firstborn son Joey started to have seizures at 18 months old. “That ...

R&B singer Chrisette Michele has revealed that she’s been diagnosed with autism, a development she only recently became aware of. The Grammy-winning artist shared the news in a heartfelt Instagram ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This is part one in a series. Rachel Moldoveanu's son, Frankie, hasn't been home since the first of December. It wasn't his choice, and it certainly wasn't what she wanted, either.

Today, we explore an abandoned house in rural France with a heartbreaking story. Raymond and Mirelle, a couple who longed to be parents, welcomed their only child Allean late in life. Diagnosed with ...

ALTOONA, Iowa — The Shur family is now without their son, 6-year-old Elliot, who had autism, after he drowned in a pond at Enabling Garden in Altoona on Tuesday. Last year, 82 children with autism ...

OTSEGO COUNTY — A child from Otsego living with Level 3 severe autism experienced a dream come true thanks to the Sunshine Foundation, which granted her a magical trip to Central Florida’s major theme ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference on April 22. Credit: Getty Images / Andrew Harnik Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Among President-elect Donald Trump’s unconventional Cabinet choices, the potential appointment of one in particular worries me: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. With ...