Even as teens with autism use television, computers and other screen-based media more than their peers, new research suggests that they’re shunning some of the Web’s most popular offerings.

Kids with autism fare significantly better socially when their typically developing classmates are taught how to interact with them, new research suggests.

The majority of teens with autism lack contact with friends outside of school, saying they are never called or invited to social activities, according to a new study.

The dating life of people with disabilities will be the focus of a new reality show on British television dubbed “The Undateables.”

Last year a St. Louis teenager with Asperger’s syndrome reached out to a local occupational therapist with one request — help me learn to make friends, he asked. And that, she did.

As USA Network’s “Covert Affairs” kicks off a new season, actor Christopher Gorham talks about playing a character with a disability and his son’s Asperger’s diagnosis.

More than 30 percent of fathers of grown children with autism experience symptoms of depression so severe that they warrant clinical attention, first-of-its-kind research indicates.

A unique program is allowing kids to engage firsthand with adults who have disabilities and talk candidly about how differences can affect a person’s life, all through reading.

Cultural factors may play a significant role in defining the outcomes of siblings of those with developmental disabilities, a new study finds.

Individuals with autism are more likely than others to assign blame based on a situation’s negative outcome — whether or not malice was intended — a new study suggests.

The use of service dogs to aid those with autism has been on the rise in recent years, but in a new trend so-called therapy dogs play a similar role in shorter bursts.

Socialization is among the hardest of tasks for individuals with autism, but now those with the developmental disorder are helping scientists understand how complex the process is.

Parents are generally most vulnerable to divorce when their kids are young, but for parents of children with autism that susceptibility continues into adolescence and adulthood.

A service dog who sparked a protracted fight between an Illinois boy’s parents and his school district turned out to be a good addition to his classroom, the boy’s teachers say.

As the number of children diagnosed with autism continues to rise, researchers are looking to robots to help children better understand how to relate to people.