Autistic children often can't or won't play childhood games that their neurotypical peers do, or may engage in activities that others cannot participate in. This includes lining up toys or putting ...

While nearly 40% of Americans live without healthy air, autism disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic children in the U.S. The condition is also on the rise in this country. According to ...

On January 16th, 1998, writer and Abilene Reporter News journalist Brian Bethel wrote a lenghty post [1] in the alt.folklore.ghost-stories Usenet newsgroup (archived 6/11/2001) recounting a strange ...

When a child is diagnosed with autism, the focus is usually on helping them manage daily life as typically as possible. Behavioral and developmental therapies focus on speech, social skills, and ...

In 1998, my friend and fellow Abilene resident, Brian Bethel, a journalist for the Abilene Reporter-News, shared a story that’s haunted him ever since, an encounter with the Black-Eyed Kids, or BEKs.

This myth started in 1998 by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, whose discredited study falsely linked the MMR vaccine to autism. Vaccination is crucial for children's health, protecting against serious ...

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This can mean better support for autistic kids. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental conditions that affect communication, learning abilities, and social interactions.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel ...