Advice & Support

The writer distills her experience growing up with Asperger's (before it was Asperger's) into an advice book. Her biggest challenge? 'Not understanding myself.'

Recent drowning tragedies have galvanized the autism community, reopening the conversation on how to solve the problem of wandering.

Horses, dogs, sheep—even injured birds of prey—calm and teach kids struggling with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges

From inattention to disruptive behavior, many symptoms have multiple causes, leading to mistakes when kids aren't carefully assessed

Amy Harmon's new book chronicles the challenges, and surprises, of Aspie romance

From dogs to horses, therapists are using them in new ways to calm, motivate and teach kids with developmental and psychiatric issues.

Speculating about real psychiatric disorders fuels the misinformation and stigma that prevents people from receiving the life-changing help they need.

The benefits of bonding with animals go beyond calming. Families see big breakthroughs in behavior and socializing

What parents can do when kids struggle with social skills or have behaviors that get in the way

A young man with autism receives a hurtful text, a mom steps in, and the outcome surprises everyone.