Autism cases are surging in the New York-New Jersey metro area, mainly fueled by the diagnosis of autistic children who don't have intellectual disabilities, a new study reports. The percentage of ...

A surprisingly high number of kids with autism are later diagnosed with intellectual disability, researchers say, and they suspect the trend is rooted in an effort to retain services into adulthood.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will not share disability data with the federal government under an executive order signed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The estimated prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in a New Jersey study more than tripled during a 6-year ...

April is Autism Awareness Month and many of those with the disability feel like there are a lot of misconceptions when it ...

Autistic individuals often rely on Medicaid for insurance, but the transition to adulthood can, and often does, impact their enrollment status. In continuing to examine how autistic individuals use ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 14—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services this week released the latest issue of the Positive ...

Expert Community Care Management (ECCM) is a point of entry for families whose loved ones need services for intellectual disabilities or autism. The Erie County-founded nonprofit, which provides ...

Pennsylvania is adding more privacy protections for people with intellectual disabilities, including autism spectrum ...

LONDON — Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives, researchers have ...