(WBIR) - Public school systems across the nation are rethinking special education, as the number of children diagnosed with autism continues to rise. Currently, those students get what's called an ...

Our public schools have a hard time dealing with autistic students mainstreamed into the general education classroom. I know this because I have a 12-year-old autistic son in sixth grade, and my wife ...

Soon children with autism at Allison Park Elementary School will get a specially made sensory classroom and carts filled with sensory toys. Autism Open, a Washington-based nonprofit that raises money ...

Beth Saggers works for Queensland University of Technology, QUT. She receives funding from the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism, Autism CRC and is a key researcher in the Autism CRC.

A charming, bright 5-year-old stands out in his classroom at Maurice Wollin elementary school, on Staten Island, as an extremely social, kind, and curious child. He remembers more about his ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- When Heather Patrick was growing up, she knew she was different. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with autism. She graduated from high school at 21, and went from one community ...

Wood County Schools Board Certified Behavior Analyst Allison Crislip-McMurray shared some insights about April being Autism Acceptance Month and what the school system is doing to help students and ...

The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System has restructured its Autism Services ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. According to Executive Director of Specialized Learning Selina Ruth-Gillans, ...