NEW YORK -- As a child with autism, Owen Suskind was unable to speak and had trouble connecting to the world around him. That is, until his family cracked the code of how to communicate with him. It ...

A mother documents her family’s journey through puberty, autism, grief, and the systems that define adulthood without ...

GREENWICH — When Christine Lai drives around Greenwich with her 13-year-old son, she constantly narrates what she is doing. “I’m turning here; I’m making a left turn. I have to cross this lane of ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — When he was 3 years old, Tristan Wainwright stopped speaking to his parents. His father, Jeff Wainwright, 44, said Tristan would only repeat movie lines and had severe communication ...

In the feature film Please Stand By, Dakota Fanning portrays Wendy, a young woman with autism. Ms. Fanning – along with the director, writer and producer of the film – participated in a panel ...

Hailed as a landmark motion picture by The New York Times, Keep the Change is a film about people with autism, in which all the actors who portray them are also people with autism. The film revolves ...

A compelling new narrative film, inspired by research into how autistic people experience the justice system, will premiere at the BAFTA-qualifying Norwich Film Festival this weekend. A Witness is ...

HAMILTON -- For a child with a sensory processing disorder, going to the movie theaters can be overwhelming and disorienting. In hopes of making movie-going more enjoyable, the Hamilton Theater is ...

“When I wrote this script, I don’t think I fully understood why I was so deeply intrigued by why people suddenly become goths,” Locock said. “Now, I see the film as the autistic need to try and make ...

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — The local community is invited to join Surfers for Autism for a watch party at Barbecue Beer Co., located at 1830 NE Jensen Beach Blvd. this Saturday, Aug. 16. The event aims to ...