April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

If your child -- or the child of a close friend or relative -- has just received a diagnosis of autism, you are probably feeling baffled and overwhelmed. It is never easy to learn that someone you ...

Shocking new footage has been revealed of autistic children being shoved into padded ... before finally being released back to the classroom to 'recover' after three hours. Ricardo said earlier ...

This allows more time for learning in the classroom. Schools should also look at offering activities that emulate real life tasks, as this will help autistic children to see patterns and ...

All students in the classroom were abused ... The "discriminatory views" that staffers and administrators held about autistic children played a role in the district's mishandling of the abuse ...

“Common misconceptions and a lack of awareness about autism and other learning disabilities can significantly hinder children in the classroom. In turn, this can create unwanted barriers to their ...

OHora said he had been inspired years ago by observing his sons, who are not autistic, at an elementary school where children with and without disabilities shared a classroom. “I noticed that my ...

Many autistic children experience pain from loud noises ... challenging behaviour in schools, violence in the classroom, and violence in society. “It’s classic scapegoating,” she says ...

"We would like to create a 'blue harbor' for young autistic children aged ... has expanded from a small classroom with just three teachers and five children to a center with 54 teachers capable ...