A friend whose daughter is autistic recently told me that her therapist encouraged her to mourn the daughter she didn’t get (i.e., the neurotypical one). My friend struggles to parent her daughter, ...

WITH AUTISM CLOSED SUDDENLY LAST WEEK, LEAVING SEVERAL PARENTS WITHOUT CHILD CARE. AND NOW DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES ARE WITHOUT A JOB AT CHRISTMAS TIME. OUR PEYTON FURTADO HAS THEIR STORY. IT IS ALL NEW.

Young children who experience extreme heat tend to know fewer words, letters and numbers, showing that global warming can harm human development from the earliest stages. An average monthly maximum ...

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LONG ISLAND (PIX11) — A disturbing case of verbal abuse against a child with autism on Long Island has a family from Nassau County suing their school district. The young boy was allegedly bullied on ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Autistic youth face significantly higher rates of depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide than non-autistic ...

Developmental research often tells us how egocentric children are. Yet all too often we hear of children who are forced to demonstrate great courage and care in in a crisis. Details have also emerged ...

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Children may be more likely to be diagnosed with autism and other neurodevelopment disorders if their mother had a Covid-19 infection while pregnant, according to a new study. Researchers from ...

Authorities say the dad -- who was allegedly aware his son was missing from his vehicle -- told them he continued making his delivers to avoid a negative star rating. An Uber Eats driver from ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A 10-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy charged with attempted murder and rape of an autistic girl in Cleveland are set to appear before a judge on Thursday. Cuyahoga County ...

Dear Annie: I was a single mom to my beautiful, autistic daughter for the first eight years of her life. I am now 43. My uncle had autism, so I know it runs in the family. When she was 3, COVID hit, ...