Kids with autism can be 160 times more likely than other children to drown. Florida is dedicating state money to a program ...

A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities. By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz Graphics by Asmaa ...

Christopher Mukiibi started teaching high school chemistry in Southern California five years ago because he wanted to have a positive impact on students. Instead, he found that he had to spend most of ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- A Texas school behavior specialist has been charged with injury to the disabled after an incident at a district campus last week, according to court records. The student was ...

Approach-withdrawal behavior patterns, specifically dysregulated negative affect and resistance to routine, were central to the development of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms in children with autism ...

Managing student behavior is a perennial teaching challenge—and one novice teachers invariably feel unprepared to face, amid rising reports of class disruptions, student mental health problems, and ...

Autism spectrum disorder is often described in terms of behavior, communication differences, sensory sensitivity, and repetitive patterns. But beneath those outward characteristics lies a growing body ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people interact or communicate with others, as well as restricted interests and repetitive patterns ...

Teresa Williams has honed this skill over nearly three decades of teaching: She can tell almost instantly when a student had a rough start to the day. It’s a skill that led to a part-time job at ...

A new study comparing children with autism, ADHD, and both conditions reveals that comorbidity may alter how cognitive abilities relate to emotional and behavioral regulation, offering new insight ...