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 ...

To meet the increased need for specialized education, the district has opened more than a dozen classrooms dedicated to ...

The teacher was halfway through explaining a lesson when she suddenly stopped. A piece of chalk slipped from her fingers and clattered to the floor as her eyes fixed on a child sitting in the corner ...

As Autism Awareness Month comes to a close, one Midland student is offering a look at what growth and learning can look like ...

A diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder brings with it many difficult challenges, including the need for parents to find the best school situation for their child. For 7-year-old Declan Powell, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rutherford County Schools Director James "Jimmy" Sullivan proposes to move autism spectrum disorder classrooms from four middle ...

Her son’s diagnosis inspired our next guest to start spreading awareness. Autism impacts families around the world and learning her son was on the autism spectrum sparked inspiration for a book, and a ...

Parents of students requiring special education programming express concern over imminent changes as Harmony Ridge P-8 plans to consolidate its three autism classrooms into one for the upcoming ...

For 7-year-old Declan Powell, the perfect classroom is Marsha Souza's first grade class at Cresset Christian Academy in Durham. There Declan, who has autism, attends school with his brother, Kieran, 6 ...

Children with autism do not struggle because they lack potential; they struggle when the world around them is not ready to understand how they communicate, play, learn or cope with change. In South ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down clinics and forced face-to-face interactions behind masks, autism diagnoses for many ...

Every inch of the space was designed with purpose, according to clinic director Sara Scheible, from the toys available in ...