Now in effect in Georgia, Rio's Law requires law enforcement training on better understanding and responding to people with ...

MACEDONIA, Ohio — When a frantic mother called 911 to report that her 3-year-old son with autism, who is nonverbal, was missing, Macedonia dispatcher Rebecca Elias immediately began asking questions ...

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a type of therapy frequently applied to children with autism and other developmental disorders that focuses on imparting skills in specific domains of functioning, ...

April is National Autism Awareness Month, and it’s also a time of transition. Students and recent graduates, including neurodiverse teenagers, begin to seek places in the professional world. In the ...

Two years ago, Dawn Turnage’s 18-year-old son Justin walked away from a local pool and into a Best Buy at the Waterford Lakes Town Center, dripping wet and wearing only his underwear. Turnage called ...

DUBLIN, Ga. — People with autism can sometimes react differently when approached by law enforcement or first responders. According to the Autism Society, around 1 in 5 young adults with autism will ...

Training that helps first responders recognize autism-related behaviors and adjust their approach in the first critical minutes of an emergency could save lives. That was the message of a recent ...