children with autism

Animated family films How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Frozen will be July’s Autism Friendly Films, service provider Dimensions has announced.

Autism costs the UK an estimated £32 billion per year in treatment, lost earnings and care and support for children and adults – more than heart disease, cancer and stroke combined, according to new research.

Children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones, such as testosterone, progesterone and cortisol, in the womb, according to scientists.

Special showings of National Theatre Live’s adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time have been added to the regular monthly Autism Friendly Film screenings for June.

Oxytocin, the 'love hormone' that builds bonds between mothers and babies, could be used to treat autism in young children, an Israeli study has suggested.

An app has been launched that aims to help healthcare professionals provide better support to people with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome who are dealing with stressful situations.

Family films Tarzan and Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy are to be May’s Autism Friendly Films, service provider Dimensions has announced.

Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in understanding the causes of autism, and equally as important as genes, according a study of how autism runs in families. 

Parents of children with autism see dogs as a key way to improve companionship, relieve stress and help their children to learn responsibility, according to a US study.

Young people with autism are nearly twice as likely to be classified as not in education, employment or training (NEET) compared with other young people, and without urgent action to improve opportunities, we risk “writing off a generation” of young people with autism, a charity has warned.