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The purchase, to be funded by the sale of real estate owned by Commonwealth Autism, gives the nonprofit the retail venue it needs for its new vocational training venture.

Fulton 5-year-old Brantley Hatcher has turned his favorite hobby - soap making - into a successful business.

PEABODY — A special needs program’s move across the city this fall has some parents concerned about how it will affect their kids.

The playground at Mystic River Magnet School, an elementary school in Groton, was filled on a recent June morning with the sounds of kids playing. Students went up to a large communication board, whic...

The playground at Mystic River Magnet School, an elementary school in Groton, was filled on a recent June morning with the sounds of kids playing. Students went up to a large communication board, whic...

Autistic LGBTQ people are pushing back against those invoking autism as a way to limit LGBTQ rights, calling it a misunderstanding of both communities that denies their autonomy. Political figures on the right who have fought against gender affirming care for minors have increasingly cited the overlap of autistic and LGBTQ-identified people, particularly trans…

Author, Autism mom and Chair of Kerry’s Place Autism Services, Jan Stewart shares what you need to know about how autism and diagnosed.

As April is recognized as Autism Awareness Month, UNC employees and alumni talk about their experiences with researching or having autism, particularly the accommodations the University offers to autistic people.

The most recent work by the interim director of FPG Institute and education professor focuses on Black families’ experiences.

UCSF School of Dentistry resident Kimiya Abtahi, DDS, counts aloud while gently brushing her 11-year-old patient’s teeth. The boy, Alex, sits perfectly still while his mother, father and younger brother look on. When Abtahi reaches the count of “10,”