Researchers at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) and UNC's School of Education report that teaching independence to adolescents with autism can provide a crucial boost to ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Students with mental and physical disabilities are faced with many challenges in the classroom. One of them is keeping up with a daily schedule. That’s why Amanda Ulfsax, a ...

A new visual test might help doctors diagnose autism in younger children Children with autism prefer watching repetitive movements Eye trackers showed that these kids will spend increasing amounts of ...

Brain signals measured during a simple visual task could serve as a biomarker for autism, according to a new study published Thursday. The task tests a person’s ability to perceive a phenomenon called ...