autism

Parents said they’re heartbroken and looking for answers after their 14-year-old son with autism was recorded while using the bathroom. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

Parents in Prince George’s County, Maryland, say they’re heartbroken and looking for answers after their 14-year-old son, who has autism, was filmed at school while using the bathroom and then shamed on social media. 

Rosie O’Donnell wrote that while anyone can “read as much as possible” about autism, it’s a spectrum, so it can be different for each person who has been diagnosed.

Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland, has become the DMV area’s first certified Autism Center Park, according to a statement on their website Tuesday. 

Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland, is training to become the first certified Autism Center in the DMV. News4’s Derrick Ward reports more on the measures the park is taking to be more inclusive.

Scramble, a play center in Falls Church, Virginia, offers sensory-friendly hours for kids with autism. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

One in 54 children have an autism spectrum disorder, according to the CDC, and boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed than girls. News4’s Shawn Yancy recently met a 6-year-old boy who has autism who loves to learn and is a member of MENSA, the oldest high IQ society.

A 16-year-old with autism recently got the chance to meet the first mice in the world engineered to have the same genetic abnormality he has.

U.S. autism numbers have been on the rise for several years, but experts believe that reflects more awareness and wider availability of services.

Before she was diagnosed with ADHD, Ryan Peete had trouble focusing but wasn’t sure why, “I kept beating up on myself and would hate myself for being so spacey all the time,” she says. For ADHD Awareness Month, Ryan and her mom, Holly Robinson Peete, told us what they’ve learned about ADHD since Ryan’s diagnosis.

News4’s Aimee Cho reports on a gallery exhibit for a young artist with autism.

A talented teen with autism who created a booming business selling his paintings can also add a gallery exhibit to his list of accomplishments. News4 featured 14-year-old Amari Taylor in April and shared the story of how he has overcome his disability. Taylor creates paintings featuring bright, vibrant colors and sells them on Instagram. “Because I want to see...

The mother of a child with autism was able to help another child with autism return home to Maryland on Monday after she spotted the missing boy in D.C.  The 14-year-old boy left his home in Hyattsville alone on Monday morning. His family called police, who classified him as a critical missing person. The City of Hyattsville Police Department...

News4’s Shomari Stone reports about how a uniquely qualified good Samaritan helped reunite a missing 14-year-old with his family.

Tory Ridgeway is in the process of appealing the cancellation of his full scholarship to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for reasons that he says refer to his autism. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Two months ago, Tory received a full Navy ROTC scholarship to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. But last week, the Navy sent Tory another letter explaining that his offer had been rescinded, citing “academic skills and developmental disorders,” which he and his family believe refer to his autism.

Fashion has always been a personal passion for Jovana Mullins. But when the designer began volunteering her weekends as a fashion mentor with the art therapy program at the Center for All Abilities in 2017, she had no idea her life was in for such a dramatic turn.

In one art therapy session, Led Bradshaw asked his autistic son Jake to draw himself as a superhero. The drawings inspired the central character and other heroes comic “Jake Jetpulse.”

A mom is rallying behind her son and demands to know why police were called to deal with a dispute on the school bus. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

A mother and dozens of concerned parents protested outside the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Wednesday night after police were called to a boy’s school bus because the boy, who has autism, kept taking off his mask.