If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...

As the number of students with educational disabilities rises, one JCPS school is showing how educators can help them succeed in the classroom.

Josh Snyder, like many teens his age, is in the process of getting his driver's license. Snyder, 19, hopes being able to drive will help him better fit in with peers, even if it means taking a 40-hour ...

REST OF YOUR FORECAST COMING UP. STUDENTS AT A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM COULD SOON RETURN TO THEIR LONG TIME CAMPUS. THAT FOLLOWS A DISPUTE LED TO THE SCHOOL CLOSING ITS DOORS IN JUPITER AND ...

In my years of teaching within my community, I have met children who were labelled as “difficult to handle.” They were often viewed as a burden, and many people, including parents, seemed frustrated ...

Read full article: Florida lawmakers tackle pool safety to prevent child drownings ORLANDO, Fla. – Nemours Children’s Health Autism Center is helping children with autism learn water safety. “So, what ...

Imagine having a child who meets all of the milestones for development as an infant, but in his toddler years, everything changes. Progress becomes regression. Verbal skills may disappear, and younger ...

For years the treatment of autism has been dominated by a single treatment modality called applied behavioral analysis (ABA). ABA is a treatment modality that was designed for children in the early ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to ...