The High Desert Education Service District is pleased to announce the appointment of Jihan Nelson as the new Executive ...

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. Here are some ways people with disabilities contribute to the Springfield ...

Globally, nearly 240 million children, aged 0 to 17 years—approximately 1 in 10—live with disabilities, according to the ...

Vaccination remains the safest and most effective method for preventing measles infection. One dose of the MMR (measles, ...

Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Vidya Balan, Paa is a unique film that explores a rare genetic disorder ...

What if autism is not becoming more common at all? What if the rise in diagnoses is a good thing? As a scientist with autism, I believe the rise in diagnoses is the result of greater awareness, better ...

From Hollywood to Silicon Valley to the halls of Congress, autism in many ways is riding a growing wave of awareness and open conversation.

Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical ...

The biggest culprit: the inclusion of Asperger syndrome in an ‘autism spectrum’ in the DSM 5.

These misdiagnoses – more of which later – led to autistic girls and women to be deemed as suffering everything from anorexia to borderline personality disorder. Anything but autism was ...

The bill aims to prevent misunderstandings between law enforcement and drivers who are diagnosed with autism. CHARLOTTE, N.C.

According to the organization, signs of autism usually present around ages 2-3. However, signs can be missed because autism ...