BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo located a missing 12-year-old Amherst girl with Asperger’s syndrome early Friday morning. Grace Pesarchick disappeared at around 8 p.m. Thursday and police ...

According to autism expert Dr. Judith Gould, Asperger’s syndrome may be massively underdiagnosed in girls, perhaps because they hide their symptoms better. Conventional thinking says that Asperger’s ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the April/May 2010 issue of On the Minds of Moms. Statistics have been updated to reflect current data. One subject that is on the minds of moms (and ...

Asperger's syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder marked by challenges with social interactions and restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. Individuals with autism ...

Some children with Asperger's Syndrome, a milder form of autism, may go undiagnosed for years. The behaviors can be difficult for families, especially for siblings. One person decided to put his ...

A touching poem by a child with Asperger's syndrome has gone viral on social media. The National Autism Association shared a poem written by 10-year-old Benjamin on its Facebook page. "He was given ...