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I am a special needs mama. So, does that make me a parent or a caregiver?

The new facility on East Carson Street is meant to increase access to services for children with emotional and behavioral health needs.

LONDON: Mohammed Al-Dosari, a Saudi doctor and director of the Center for Pediatric Neuroscience at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, said that a device the center has developed for diagnosing autism is expected to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration by the end of this year He told the Saudi Press Agency that the tool offers a low-cost method for

From Safeminds.Without knowing the details of the study (Safeminds provides the links in their article) one might safely conclude that non-speaking, severely affected individuals were left out. Perhaps we should ask every independent speller how they feel about their gender....

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who killed his mother and buried her body in her backyard was executed Wednesday in Texas despite his lawyers’ appeals that he should not

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black say he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled

Studies continue to show that pregnant women with autism may face extra challenges than other pregnant women, including prenatal depression and anxiety.

Shoichi Nakajima, 28, who lives with the developmental disorder ADHD, always knew he was different. But while his unique way of looking at things once led him to drop out of school, it also found expression in a talent for design that has now brought him commercial&#x20...

Shoichi Nakajima, 28, who lives with the developmental disorder ADHD, always knew he was different. But while his unique way of looking at things once led him to drop out of school, it also found expression in a talent for design that has now brought him commercial success.

Autistic people are more vulnerable to depression and anxiety during pregnancy, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.