With national increased prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder comes great local need for resources in Southwest Florida.

In 2021, a Lancet commission report on the future of autism research and care introduced the term “profound autism” for ...

Akron-based autism advocates are refuting claims by President Trump and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that vaccines and ...

In journalist Irin Carmon's searing new book, she argues that women are increasingly at risk during pregnancy, and not just ...

Vietnam’s 5G speeds have surged, but experts say more spectrum is needed to match global leaders-and part of it could come ...

The premiere of Valley-based playwright Michael Anthony Forney’s newest show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Ford ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause.

U.S. citizens should be far more afraid of government counterterrorism efforts than of political violence by their ...

Mental health isn’t an on-or-off condition. Experts say we all move along a spectrum, from wellness to struggle and back again, depending on life’s changing pressures and support ...

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of referring to someone who is “neurodivergent.” The term was coined in ...