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Kids With Autism Twice As Likely To Be Abused

Details: Published: Monday, 25 February 2019 11:09

New research suggests that children with autism are much more likely than other kids to be mistreated, according to a wide-ranging review of reports...

Inclusion Increasingly The Norm For Students With Disabilities

Details: Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2019 13:12

More students with disabilities are being educated alongside their typically-developing peers, according to new federal data....

Staff Shortage Forces Schools To Provide Speech Therapy By Video

Details: Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2019 12:54

Facing a severe staffing shortage, one school district says the only way it can provide speech therapy to all the students with special needs who...

Disability Advocates Concerned By Plan To Axe School Discipline Guidance

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 December 2018 13:44

A Trump administration panel is recommending that federal officials rescind Obama-era guidance aimed at ensuring that minorities and students with...

Vacation Rentals Catering To People With Autism

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 December 2018 13:12

A new online platform is offering vacation rentals featuring soothing neutral colors, door alarms, items washed with fragrance-free products and...

Doctors Urged To Broaden Care For Children With Disabilities

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:01

Pediatricians are being encouraged to consider more than the medical issues in front of them when treating kids with special needs....

FDA To Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On Those With Special Needs

Details: Published: Monday, 17 December 2018 00:01

Two years after proposing a ban on devices used to administer electric shocks on people with developmental disabilities, federal regulators say they...

Home Videos May Speed Autism Diagnosis

Details: Published: Friday, 14 December 2018 00:02

Short home videos may provide enough information to determine whether or not a child is on the autism spectrum, a new study suggests....

Judge Grapples With How To Handle Defendant With Intellectual Disability

Details: Published: Friday, 14 December 2018 00:01

The case of a man with intellectual disability who is accused of tax fraud is highlighting the challenges the federal justice system faces in dealing...

IRS Reminding People With Disabilities About New ABLE Account Rules

Details: Published: Thursday, 13 December 2018 00:01

With a change taking effect this year, individuals with disabilities can save more money than ever before without losing out on Social Security,...

Protesters Demand Closure Of School Where Teen Was Restrained, Later Died

Details: Published: Wednesday, 12 December 2018 00:01

Former students, disability advocates and parents are calling for the closure of a school where a teen with autism stopped breathing and later died...

Drugs In The Works To Treat Autism’s Core Symptoms

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 December 2018 00:03

Federal regulators put two experimental drugs targeting autism's core symptoms on a fast track for testing and approval this year, but they're still...

Microsoft Spotlights Adaptive Device In Holiday TV Commercial

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 December 2018 00:02

Microsoft is touting one of its latest adaptive offerings with a national television advertisement featuring a boy with a disability and his friends....

New Government Report Suggests 1 In 40 Kids Have Autism

Details: Published: Monday, 26 November 2018 00:01

National survey results show as many as 1 in 40 U.S. children have been diagnosed with autism, continuing an upward trend....

500,000 Teens With ASD Are Headed To Adulthood. Where Will They Work?

Details: Published: Friday, 16 November 2018 00:03

The number of adults with autism is rapidly rising, yet advocates say nearly half of 25-year-olds with the disorder have never held a paying job....

Settlement Reached In 25-Year-Old Special Education Case

Details: Published: Friday, 16 November 2018 00:02

A proposed settlement in a class-action suit spanning over two decades is expected to improve educational support and academic achievement for more...

Lawmakers Revive Plan To Curb Restraint, Seclusion In Schools

Details: Published: Thursday, 15 November 2018 00:01

Legislation establishing first-ever federal oversight of restraint and seclusion in the nation's schools is back on the table....

FBI Records Spike In Disability-Related Hate Crimes

Details: Published: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 00:01

As hate crimes across the U.S. surge, new data indicates that incidents targeting people with disabilities are up sharply too....

Saliva Test May Help Speed Up Autism Diagnosis

Details: Published: Tuesday, 13 November 2018 00:03

New research suggests that determining whether or not a child likely has autism could one day be as simple as spitting in a cup....

Cheerleaders With Disabilities Enjoy Recognition, Camaraderie

Details: Published: Tuesday, 13 November 2018 00:02

A high school cheer squad is offering students with disabilities the chance to be center stage and boosting their self-esteem in the process....