After some very disturbing shootings involving individuals who reportedly had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, there has been increased attention to the possible link between autism ...

My heart goes out to the families of the children and educators who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, those who witnessed this massacre and to the community of Newtown as well. Following ...

Researchers have found no connection between autism and violence, but that hasn't stopped the mainstream media from harping on Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's apparent bout with Asperger's syndrome, a ...

This situation could easily have gone wrong. An autistic North Carolina teen with a history of violent behavior, and who school officials believed was also suicidal, left his school campus without ...

BY DR. PANCHAJANYA PAUL, MD* Autism is increasingly common, affecting about one in 31 children in the United States.

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. As with so many senseless acts of violence— including the shootings in Aurora, CO, last summer and Tucson, AZ, the year before ...