autism

A 13-year-old with autism is hospitalized after getting shot several times by Salt Lake City police.

A Virginia family says they were swindled out of $17,000 they spent to buy a service dog for their daughter, who has autism.  Juliana Lukens was 2 years old when her family decided in 2017 to invest in a service dog. About three years later, they don’t have the dog and haven’t heard from the couple they paid to train…

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder introduces us to a family swindled out of thousands of dollars while buying a service dog for their autistic child.

A judge has sided with Walt Disney World in ruling that the theme park resort can refuse to give unlimited front-of-the-line passes to an autistic man whose mother says the accommodation should be made under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Local authorities are investigating YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer after receiving “several inquiries regarding the welfare” of their adopted son, whom they recently announced they had placed with another family. The Stauffers faced backlash last week after they announced they were permanently placing their son, Huxley, with another family. The couple adopted Huxley from China in 2017 and said they were not aware...

Myka, 32, was joined by husband James Stauffer as she told her 717,000 YouTube subscribers that their adopted son Huxley is no longer living with them. Known as “rehoming,” the couple struggled to hold back tears as they candidly detailed their decision to place the toddler in a new home that will better suit his medical needs.

A Prince George’s County police officer received a call to help a man with autism and he responded with the power of music. Officer Christian Payamps diffused a tense situation by jamming with the 23-year-old on Sunday. The man’s mother thanked the officer. “I thank him for his kindness and his ability to diffuse a potentially psychotic episode,” Sharon...

A Prince George’s County officer helped a family in need – with a jam session. He saw that a man with autism was having a bad day and decided to diffuse the situation by playing guitar with him. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

There is a fast-growing industry that’s based on the premise that targeted games and exercises can rewire the brain to boost memory, sharpen thinking or decrease the challenges associated with anxiety, autism, ADHD and other disorders, NBC News reports. Brick-and-mortar training centers like Brain Balance Achievement Centers and LearningRx are just one piece of a $2 billion global brain technology…

Marty Mendoza of Belton, Texas, is on a mission to give his son with autism a memorable Christmas. He’s asking the public to send letters and cards for his son, Marty, Jr., to open on Christmas Day.

Just a couple of months after Jade Devis found out she was pregnant, a protruding bump appeared on her chest. It was the beginning of an ordeal that forced the first-time mom and her developing fetus to undergo chemotherapy together after Devis was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. She did three rounds before giving birth to her son Bradley in...

When autism research started to really accelerate a couple decades ago, many scientists thought finding a cure might be easier. Today, the latest science points away from a single cure, but there are ways to help autistic people lead healthier, happier lives and more that can be done to help, NBC News reports. “I think that given the complexity and...

A family visiting Disney World’s Epcot Center with their son who has autism was in awe of Snow White, who was able to expertly soothe their 6-year-old son when he experienced a meltdown while in line to take a photo with the Disney princess.

This year’s measles outbreak was the worst in decades and put a spotlight on the importance of childhood vaccines. But some parents don’t vaccinate their kids because of fear and misinformation circulating on social media. News4’s Doreen Gentzler looks at four common myths and spoke with a local pediatrician to separate fact from fiction.

Researchers found 69 genes that increase the risk for autism spectrum disorder. Sixteen of those genes were not previously suspected to be associated with a risk for autism.

Hiki, the first dating and friendship app specifically for the autistic community, launched publicly July 16.

Like health officials facing measles outbreaks, internet companies are trying to contain vaccine-related misinformation they have long helped spread. So far, their efforts at quarantine are falling short. The digital scrapbooking site Pinterest — which has been a leading online repository of vaccine misinformation — in 2017 took the seemingly drastic step of blocking all searches for the term “vaccines,”...

Measles continues to spread across the U.S. with outbreaks in four states infecting more people in the first three months of 2019 than all of last year, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has confirmed 387 cases across 15 states from Jan. 1 through March 28, compared with 372 cases all last...

Facebook announced on Thursday new policies to reduce the visibility of vaccine misinformation on its platform, including rejecting advertising and excluding groups and pages from search results that spread “vaccine hoaxes.” The announcement comes after weeks of criticism from public health advocates and lawmakers who have called for action to curtail inaccurate information about vaccines, which have led to a...

A Kentucky elementary school teacher has been removed from her school and faces charges of assault after she was seen on video dragging a student with autism down a hallway, NBC News reported. In the minute-long video, shared Sunday on Facebook by the child’s mother, Angel Nelson, the female teacher pulls the boy by his wrists down the hall in...