The Alestle follows Associated Press Style, which currently recommends the use of identity-first language over person-first ...

"Are people with autism funny?" is a question that is asked a lot; I hope I can offer some clarification by addressing it, both as a woman with autism and as a therapist who works with autistic ...

There’s nothing funny about autism. Wait a minute. Yes there is — especially when Chris Long tells the “boob” story. But let’s back up. Earlier this month several area parents — coached by local ...

Comedian Joshua Meyrowitz performs recently at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, during a comedy show that aimed to be inclusive for neurodivergent people. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times) ...

Some people on the autism spectrum not only get the jokes, they write them. By Michele C. Hollow My son often asks, “What do you have against jokes?” “Nothing,” I reply. “Well, stop killing them,” he ...

My autistic son loves to sing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” It’s ironic because for him, and for many families like ours, the winter holidays are more like anxiety marathons than a ...

Puzzle pieces are often used to symbolize people with autism like Gus Newman, the subject of ‘To Siri With Love.’ Tayma Shaya/Flickr Creative Commons But the memoir, which Jon Stewart called ...