Autism is a disorder that is at the forefront of neuroscience research, because of the large numbers of children that are being diagnosed with it. It’s not just one disorder though, it’s referred to ...

COLUMBIA - You've heard of therapy dogs, or even therapy horses. But the Thompson Center for Autism is trying a different avenue for animals who can help people. The Research Center for Human-Animal ...

Parents of a child with autism might wonder if a pet cat would be a good fit for the family. Now, research suggests both children with autism and cats benefit when a feline joins the household.

Autism is incredibly hard on children. Whether it’s the sensory overload of everyday noise, the difficulty in handling even small changes to routine, or the myriad of social and communication issues ...

A little autistic girl fell from a fire escape on this Bronx building on Monday morning. Demetrius E. Loadholt SR. A 7-year-old girl is the one with nine lives — surviving a two-story fall after ...

Adopting a cat can make a big difference for kids with autism, new research suggests. Children with the developmental disorder showed increased empathy and experienced fewer problem behaviors after ...

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience increases in empathy and decreases in problem behaviors after adoption of a shelter cat into their families, according to a new study.

As a former school nurse in the Columbia Public Schools, Gretchen Carlisle would often interact with students with disabilities who took various medications or had seizures throughout the day. At some ...

We've long known that pets have particular calming and healing qualities, and we've even recently reported on the ways in which dogs can help those whose lives are made difficult by rheumatoid ...

While researchers have found that adding a shelter cat to the family can help lower stress and anxiety for children with autism, a new study shows that joining a family does wonders for the felines, ...