Greenspan and Wieder (The Child with Special Needs) start out by redefining autism in realistic yet positive terms which open the door for successful intervention: instead of focusing solely on the ...

Equipped with new findings — including feedback from people with autism — researchers are gaining a better grasp of autistic minds and how to treat them. Specialists and parents eagerly let us know of ...

The Community School, a tiny school in Decatur, Ga., with a student body of ten, all of whom have autism spectrum disorder or related disorders, is achieving breakthrough results through use of a ...

Sophia Dvorkina, a DIR/Floortime (“Floortime”) therapist and child development specialist, moved from Brooklyn to California and, in 2024, launched Joyful Development, a transformative program for ...