WILLIAMSVILLVE, N.Y. - If Kaylie Clinton, 12, is out in public and is upset or has an outburst, people might be quick to judge. If you don't take the time to get to know her, you might never learn ...

Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core members of Ta-Nehisi’s old Horde—just wrote a long commissioned piece for The Atlantic criticizing “facilitated communication,” ...

In a science class at Lakelands Park Middle School in Gaithersburg, Md., 13-year-old Mike Keller sat between his professional aide and his science partner during a lesson about how force affects ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nicholas D'Amora wants the world to know that autism isn't an intellectual disability -- it's a mind-body disconnect. And he'll proudly tell you himself. D'Amora, 19, is on the ...

Like Portland's Loreta and Bojan Boskovic, many parents seeking therapies for children with autism find themselves weighing complicated treatment options. It doesn't help that the use of communication ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melissa Valant is pushing the WRDSB to allow her non-speaking autistic son Jude to use Rapid Prompting Method in class, arguing it ...

Meath Co. Council has launched an investigation after classes for people with autism in an autism friendly town are to be stopped next month due to a noise complaint. One parent whose child attends ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core ...