President Barack Obama signed a three-year extension of the Combating Autism Act Friday, the very day the law — and many of the programs it established — was set to expire.

The U.S. Senate approved an extension of the country’s primary autism legislation late Monday night after a group of Republicans agreed to lift a hold on the bill.

Counter to some previous research, a new study finds “no association” between a family’s income level and their child’s odds of having autism or intellectual disability.

With little fanfare, a U.S. Senate committee quickly passed a reauthorization of the country’s main autism legislation Wednesday morning.

Consideration of two key pieces of disability legislation are on hold as lawmakers look to depart Washington quickly after putting the finishing touches on a contentious debt deal.

A group claiming to benefit people with autism is under fire from national disability advocates who say the organization’s fundraising efforts are nothing more than a money-making scheme.

Congress is moving forward with efforts to renew key autism legislation, but some advocates aren’t happy charging that a proposal this week does nothing more than maintain the status quo.

In an unusual move, a major university will shutter its autism center this fall when the world-renowned researcher who currently heads it leaves for a new job.

The Obama administration is committed to reauthorizing key autism legislation before it expires late this year, the nation’s top health official said Monday.

New Jersey may offer upwards of $10,000 annually to families caring for adults with disabilities who are on the state’s waiting list for community services.

As autism awareness increases, so too does the number of states requiring insurance companies to cover treatment for the disorder, but change isn’t coming fast enough for everyone.

Mounting therapy costs are forcing an Oklahoma family to leave the state after their efforts to pass a law mandating insurance coverage of autism treatments failed.

Social Security will stop issuing paper checks in 2013 at which point all payments will be made electronically, the Treasury Department said Monday.

As a senator weighs congressional hearings on a law allowing workers with disabilities to be paid less than minimum wage, employers worry a change could force downsizing.

Job losses are leaving many middle class parents unable to help their adult children as they would have years ago. But when those adults have disabilities, it’s not so easy to scale back.