Experts say the criminal justice system wasn't built for defendants this young, as Cuyahoga County grapples with a disturbing ...

Children with autism can be prone to wandering and are often drawn to water. Parents are often faced with the burden on their ...

Re “ In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad ” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for certain: The autism ...

The post Employee Witnesses Family Abandon Their Special Needs Child For Hours, So He Confronts The Boy’s Mom When She Tries ...

"Let Me Fly" workshop presentation, in collaboration with DLO Musical Theatre, will premiere at 7 p.m. Nov. 7-8 and 2 p.m.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies are being hailed as heroes after rescuing an autistic child from a retention pond on Saturday. According to a post on social media, ...

Israel Delgado filed an opposition to a lawsuit by the company that employed a school aide he accused of mistreating his ...

A Weatherford ISD educator resigned after video surfaced showing her physically restraining an 8-year-old special needs ...

With national increased prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder comes great local need for resources in Southwest Florida.

The 11-year-old autistic boy was reported missing from the unit in Brownsville, prompting ACS to conduct a wellness check on ...

DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin set the record straight Thursday after a recent NBC News report claimed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used a 5-year-old ...

First responders are being trained to search bodies of water first when an autistic child goes missing. New policies, like Kentucky's "Ian Alert" and a proposed "Joshua Alert" in Ohio, aim to improve ...