After a successful pilot performance last fall, two more sensory-friendly Broadway shows are planned for this year.

A presidential appointment this week to a federal disability committee is drawing backlash from a group of self-advocates.

A first-of-its-kind study looks at who’s behind the wheel and how they’re faring.

Autism-friendly movie screenings are typically designed to appeal to kids, but now one theater chain is looking to expand the concept to include films of interest to teens and adults.

Rather than focus on autism as a series of deficits that need to be treated, one researcher argues that people with the disorder have advantages over those who are typically developing.

The United Nations will honor autism awareness next year with a series of postage stamps designed by individuals with the developmental disability.

Comedy Central’s animated series “South Park” is setting its sights on autism with an episode premiering Wednesday in which one character believes he has Asperger’s syndrome.

NBC’s “Parenthood” is being recognized by a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-backed initiative for addressing an important public health issue on television.

A story about a boy with autism and his love of comic books is gracing the pages of a new Batman book from DC Comics.

In an effort to protect children with autism — especially those prone to wandering — some communities are erecting signs to alert passersby of their presence.

Six years ago a Massachusetts fire captain began teaching first responders how to identify and deal with individuals with autism. Now, he’s taking the program national.

When a Georgia mom took her children to McDonald’s, she probably never imagined she would be punched in the face. But that’s just what happened and it allegedly hinged on the kids’ service dog.

Autism appears to be more prevalent in regions like Silicon Valley that have a large number of workers in the information technology sector, new research indicates.

The federal government is suing an employment agency with offices across the country after a man with Asperger’s syndrome was denied a job shortly after disclosing his disability.

A well-known newsman whose highly publicized PBS NewsHour series this month sparked debate about the portrayal of autism in the media will respond to viewers on the program Tuesday.