Federal authorities announced criminal charges against 15 defendants in Minnesota accused of participating in health care ...

A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week ...

Parents in Minnesota were paid up to $1,500 per child if they enrolled kids for bogus treatments at two autism centers as ...

The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.

The Justice Department said the providers defrauded Medicaid and other programs of more than $90 million and that two of them ...

Université de Montréal psychiatry professor Laurent Mottron has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people ...

Most people picture autism as a behavioral condition. Rocking. Repetitive routines. Meltdowns in the grocery store. Those things can be part of the picture, but they tend to show up later. What ...

Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are differently wired. Now, new evidence shows they are right. Researchers have found atypical numbers of brain cells in two key areas of ...

Bloomington resident Adrienne Overmeyer said Applied Behavior Analysis, a therapy commonly used to address challenging ...

It’s a dose of disappointment. A supportive care drug that may help ease hyperactivity and improve speech and communication ...

Professionals who provide services for children with autism say the approval process for government funding requests has become so slow that some have been forced to cut off some clients, despite ...